Sobral Pinto, "the conscience of Brazil" : leading the attack against Vargas (1930-1945) / John W. F. Dulles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dulles, John W. F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pinto, Heráclito Sobral, 1893-1991.

Pinto, Heráclito Sobral.

Vargas, Getúlio, 1883-1954.

Vargas, Getúlio.

Brazil--Politics and government--1930-1945.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Praised by his admirers as "one of those rare heroic figures out of Plutarch" and as "an intrepid Don Quixote," Brazilian lawyer Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto (1893-1991) was the most consistently forceful opponent of dictator Getúlio Vargas. Through legal cases, activism in Catholic and lawyers' associations, newspaper polemics, and a voluminous correspondence, Sobral Pinto fought for democracy, morality, and justice, particularly for the downtrodden. This book is the first of a projected two-volume biography of Sobral Pinto. Drawing on Sobral's vast correspondence, which was not previously available to researchers, John W. F. Dulles confirms that Sobral Pinto was a true reformer, who had no equal in demonstrating courage and vehemence when facing judges, tribunals, and men in power. He traces the leading role that Sobral played in opposing the Vargas regime from 1930 to 1945 and sheds light on the personalities and activities of powerful figures in the National Security Tribunal, the police, the censorship bureau, and the Catholic Church. In addition to the many details that this volume adds to Brazilian history, it illuminates the character of a man who sacrificed professional advancement and emolument in the interest of fighting for justice and charity. Thus, it will be important reading not only for students of Brazilian history, but also for a wider audience dedicated to the crusade for human rights and political freedom and the reformers who carry on that struggle.

Contents:

pt. 1. Advocate of order during the Old Republic (pre-1930)

pt. 2. Critic of post-1930 confusion

pt. 3. Opponent of the post-1935 repression

pt. 4. In the aftermatch of the 1938 uprising (1938-1941)

pt. 5. Dealing with the Economia popular and Matarazzo

pt. 6. Giving attention to international matters

pt. 7. Battling Cassiano Ricardo and the DIP (1943-1944)

pt. 8. Reacting to Catholic conformity and Coriolano's repression (1944-1945)

pt. 9. Emerging as a hero with Brazil's return to liberties (early 1945)

pt. 10. Participant in preparation for elections

pt. 11. Declining to run for congress and explaining Vargas' fall (October 1945)

pt. 12. Shocked by the electorate's message (December 1945).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-292-78934-3

OCLC:

693783032