Leonel Brizola, the werewolf of politics
A ascensão foi espantosamente rápida. Em pouco mais de uma década, um quase desconhecido jovem que militava na juventude do PTB se elegeu deputado estadual e chegou ao governo gaúcho. Nesse percurso houve escalas na Câmara e um meio mandato na prefeitura da capital. No Piratini, sua estadia foi enérgica e, antes do fim do […] The post Leonel Brizola, o lobisomem da política appeared first on…
A new book, "Brizola – Lobisomem Contra o Império", by journalist Karla Monteiro, explores the life of Leonel Brizola, a highly influential and contentious Brazilian politician. Brizola rapidly rose to prominence, becoming a state deputy and governor of Rio Grande do Sul, and played a key role in the 1961 Campaign for Legality, which ensured the inauguration of Vice President João Goulart.
The book examines Brizola's life, from his impoverished childhood in Carazinho to his time in exile and his multiple terms as governor of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro. Monteiro's research reveals a complex figure who was driven by a passion for education and land reform, and who cultivated a loyal following but also made many adversaries.
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