In the name of revolution. The social and political trajectory of the Ala Vermelha (1967-1985).
left, revolution, maoism, foquism, military dictatorship.
This work deals with the social and political trajectory of the Communist Party of Brazil-Ala Vermelha (PCdoB-AV), which emerged in 1967 from a split in the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). The group was organized around experienced militants, some graduates of the Leagues Peasants and with passages by China and the old Soviet Union. Most of the staff, however, were young, mostly from the student media. With regard to theoretical formulations, the organization was affiliated to Maoism and aimed at implanting the rural guerrilla in the country through the model of prolonged popular war, which merged elements of the foquismo. As soon as it emerged, the group launched into armed actions, especially actions of expropriation of values and revolutionary propaganda. At that stage, the party concentrated its work and activities in São Paulo. In 1969, it became hard hit by the agents of repression, which helped pioneer self-criticism in relation to the tactic of armed struggle in Brazil. Dismantled in the early 1970s, it reorganized itself in Rio de Janeiro and sought to put into practice alternatives to get closer to the working poor and urban poor, who hoped to politicize and organize for political struggles. In order to do so, it has strategized, such as the insertion of militants in factories and peripheries, support for workers' mobilizations, participation in neighborhood movements and the creation of alternative newspapers. In 1979, militancy was engaged in the movement for the founding of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT). Affiliated to the legend, some militants insisted on a behavior close to that of clandestine organization. Between 1981 and 1984, the majority abandoned this position and went on to serve individually in the PT. In 1985, the few who resisted as an organization joined with remnants of other revolutionary groups, originating the current PT Revolutionary Communist Movement (MCR).