O lado oculto da política externa: o papel do Itamaraty como um agente de repressão durante a ditadura militar brasileira (1964 - 1985)

• Autor(a) principal: Provazzi, Vinícius Sawczenko Morais
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/12886
• topic: Política externa brasileira; CIEX; Ditadura militar; Leonel Brizola; Brazilian foreign policy; CIEX; Military dictatorship; Leonel Brizola; OUTROS

The objective of this dissertation is to analyze the means by which Brazilian foreign policy, during the years of military dictatorship (1964-1985), was used for political repression purposes. As a study of the history of Brazilian foreign policy, this research belongs to the line of research of International Politics, within the area of International Relations. The work consists of a literature review and research in primary sources, in the form of secret documents from the archives of CIEX, the Itamaraty's espionage agency. First, a review of the traditional foreign policy literature centered on the work of Amado Cervo is made, which generally downplays the role of Itamaraty as an agent of repression and emphasizes foreign policy as a driver of the country's economic development. Then, there is a review of critical literature that addresses the various ways in which foreign policy was an instrument of repression and political persecution during the dictatorship. Finally, an analysis is made of CIEX's secret documents, dealing with its persecution of the exiled politician Leonel Brizola in Uruguay, as well as the actions of one of CIEX's infiltrated agents, Alberto Conrado, also known as Altair. It is concluded that, between 1964 and 1985, Itamaraty actively acted as a member of the reactionary, authoritarian, and anti-leftist apparatus of the dictatorship. Research in primary sources revealed the methods used by the agency to spy not only on Brizola but also on various other individuals, including the recruitment of civilian agents, often infiltrated in left-wing organizations. Such practices were known to the upper echelons of government, who instructed diplomats to alter or destroy official communications on the subject. It was also identified that CIEX saw its work as an important part of Brazilian foreign policy, in its mission to develop Brazil.