March of the Family with God for Liberty

The March of the Family with God for Liberty (Portuguese: Marcha da Família com Deus pela Liberdade) was a series of anti-Communist demonstrations in Brazil. The first march was held in São Paulo on March 19, 1964 to coincide with St Joseph's Day—the patron saint of the family—and attracted an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 attendees.[1][2]

The march was sparked by a speech by President João Goulart in Rio de Janeiro on March 13 where he called for political reforms including rent control and the nationalisation of oil refineries. This led the right to accuse Goulart of sympathy with Communism and prompted Catholic women (specifically the group Campanha da Mulher pela Democracia, (CAMDE) the Women's Campaign for Democracy) to organise the march to the Praça da Sé in São Paulo, and parallel marches elsewhere. The marchers demanded the impeachment of Goulart and expressed opposition to Goulart's reformist agenda. The march was a precursor to the military coup on March 31, and seen as a declaration of support for a coup against Goulart.[3][4]

In 2014, commemorative marches were held in both São Paulo and Rio in support of the 1964 marches, the latter attracting around 150 attendees and around 50 counter-demonstrators.[5]

References

  1. ↑ John W. F. Dulles (1 January 2010). Resisting Brazil's Military Regime: An Account of the Battles of Sobral Pinto. University of Texas Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-292-78220-4.
  2. ↑ Ivan Richard; Danillo Macedo (2014). "Anatomy of a coup d'état". Agência Brasil.
  3. ↑ José Bacchieri Duarte (2001). A fascinante história de Pedro Simon: sua vida, seu tempo (in Portuguese). Editora AGE Ltda. p. 100. ISBN 978-85-7497-036-3.
  4. ↑ Dom Phillips (30 March 2014). "As Brazil marks 50th anniversary of the coup, more people open up about the dictatorship". Washington Post.
  5. ↑ "Demonstrators Clash in Rio and São Paulo: Daily". The Rio Times. 23 March 2014.
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