“A toque de caixa”: the 1961 parliamentary solution between a “white revolution” and a “coup on institutions”
The so-called “parliamentary solution” to the crisis inaugurated on August 25, 1961, has been mostly interpreted by historiography as a solution that both avoided a civil war and legitimized the civil power of the National Congress. In both interpretations, parliamentarism is seen as a point of arri...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repository: | Faces da História |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.assis.unesp.br:article/2774 |
| Online Access: | https://seer.assis.unesp.br/index.php/facesdahistoria/article/view/2774 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Parlamentarismo Congresso Nacional 1961-1964 João Goulart Parliamentarism Federal Congress |
| Summary: | The so-called “parliamentary solution” to the crisis inaugurated on August 25, 1961, has been mostly interpreted by historiography as a solution that both avoided a civil war and legitimized the civil power of the National Congress. In both interpretations, parliamentarism is seen as a point of arrival, an interpretation which fails to pay attention to the dynamics of speeches and political positions immediately after its implementation. This article aims to contribute to the literature on the subject by rethinking the impact of the adoption of parliamentarism, as it occurred, on the ideological-partisan articulation of Brazil from then on, basing itself upon two types of sources: 1) the speeches made in “Pequeno Expediente” of the Chamber of Deputies in the sessions between the adoption of the new system and the moment when João Goulart took office; 2) a brief analysis of parliamentary books and pamphlets released at the time. |
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