The civil-military coup, dictatorship and political disputes in the Estado do Pará: 1964-1985

Abstract

In methodological perspective of local and regional history studies that dialogues the with national historiography, this article aims to contribute to the knowledge of the political history of Pará State during and after the civil-military coup of 1964 to the end of military dictatorship in Brazil (1985). It was examined, preferably, the participation of the military and the support given by sectors of the civil society to the military coup, the repression suffered by students, trade unionists and leftist political organizations and “populist” from Pará, and the disputes among some political-military leaders for control of the main political and administrative institutions in Pará and the disputes for the leadership in the “party in power” (ARENA).