Perseguições a estrangeiros em Juiz de Fora durante o Estado Novo: autoritarismo e repressão no contexto da Segunda Guerra Mundial

Abstract

During World War II and under the Estado Novo regime, Brazil began to persecute the foreigners, resident in the country, from the countries with which it was at war, Italy, Japan and Germany. The persecutions took place in different forms and in different places. This research analyzes how the mechanisms of repression and persecution of these foreigners occurred, both explicitly and tacitly. The study was carried out through a quantitative and qualitative process analysis in the Crime Archive at Juiz de Fora Historical Archive, research in periodicals and documents of the Political Police Archive, in the Arquivo Público Mineiro. The period studied covers the war years, from 1939 to 1945. The analysis of the sources covers four historiographical questions: the Estado Novo and how we understand it today; the nationalization policy of foreigners; the participation of Brazil in World War II and, finally, the persecution of foreigners and their descendants, of countries with which Brazil was at war, one of many aspects of the Estado Novo repression.