Do banimento à luta pela anistia: história e memória da Associação dos Anistiados Políticos Militares da Aeronáutica – GEUAr

Abstract

Approved for over three decades, the Amnesty Law is seen as a mark in the process of Brazilian democratic transition (MEZAROBBA 2003: vi). Signed, even though in authoritarian context, was seen as a victory – even if partial – for the society who claimed the end of the military regime. We must now think about the initial struggles waged in 1964 to get to the fights themselves for amnesty from the creation of the Movimento Feminino pela Anistia in 1975 and the creation of the Comitês Brasileiros de Anistia in 1978 - during the regime - and the actions proposed by the GEUAr after the foundation of the Comissão de Anistia in 2002. Thus, the object of study of this dissertation will be the Associação dos Anistiados Políticos e Militares da Aeronáutica (GEUAr). The acronym is a tribute to Grêmio Esportivo Unidos do Ar that was founded in 1963 in Lagoa Santa (MG), by military squares with intent to promote amateur football championships and dances. From the creation of the Comissão de Anistia in 2002, the GEUAr becomes a nonprofit association of ex-military aid to the Air Force that were disconnected from the association - because, according to the Brazilian Air Force, they would have supported the Revolt of the Sergeants in 1963. However, we want to demonstrate that such dismissals are within a policy of 'clean up' filed by the military after the 1964 coup. The memory and the actions of social actors, mediated GEUAr occupy a privileged place in this presentation. Based empirically on interviews with members of GEUAr, we seek to understand the process of building their memories about the events in the shutdown process of Aeronautics, their struggles for the Anistia Política and rearrangement that have spent their lives since then.