"Eu ouvi os clamores do meu povo": análise de um documento eclesial e suas repercussões

Abstract

The period of Brazilian history covering the years 1964 to 1985 - the military dictatorship - was characterized by the popular mobilization and the need for social change. Claimed by a release of historical oppression that most of the people had been suffering. Paradoxically, it was a time of strong authoritarianism and violations of social and human rights. In that context, the northeastern bishops took a revolutionary role in distancing theirselvs from the military government and transgress on behalf of the people of the region. Thirteen bishops and five religious signed "I heard the cries of my people" and were persecuted by the military censorship. In this work, that document in which various economic, social, political and religious aspects were presented was analyzed; we highlight the efforts of prelates in the construction, preservation and dissemination of information about the ecclesial writing. Despite the relevance of that text, so important for the Brazilian and Northeast Catholicism, we are faced with a scant documentation about its impact on print media in Pernambuco, as well as in official agencies of the Catholic Church and the military regime, given the lived historical moment when disclosure. However, despite the obstacles and limitations, I heard the cries of my people made their path and marked an important step in the political history of the Catholic Church in Brazil.