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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Part I. The Doctrine of National Security and Development -- Part II. The First Stage of Institutionalization, 1964-1968 -- Part III. The Second Stage of Institutionalization, 1969-1974 -- Conclusion: The Opposition and the State in Perspective -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index

By 1978 Brazil's "economic miracle" had come to an end, and the social costs of severe income inequality were becoming unbearable. Because of repressive conditions, most social movements organized quietly, in small and decentralized groups. In April 1978, to the surprise of Brazil's military rulers, workers rebelled. The vast civil disobedience movement succeeded both in achieving salary gains and in delegitimizing the military's anti-strike legislation. The strike movement of 1978 also established Luiz Inacio (Lula) da Silva, president of the metalworkers' union of Sao Bernardo do Campo and uncontested leader of Partido dos Trabalhadores, since its foundation in 1979

Current literature on the process of transition to democracy in Latin American countries often discusses the problems created by the rapid mobilization of popular sectors. From a variety of perspectives, most authors point to the danger of increased political and social mobilization. According to this analysis, the danger stems from the fact that fragile democratic governments like Brazil are unable to cope with the explosion of political, economic, and social demands coming from working-class sectors

Communities organizing to end Brazil's urban war on drugs.