Militante pioneiro?: As relações políticas de um impresso regional - Caxias do Sul - RS (1948-1954)

Abstract

The research presented here analyzes the newspaper "O Pioneiro," which began its circulation in Caxias do Sul – RS in 1948 and continues to operate to the present day. We employ discursive analysis to examine the periodical and its political relationships, focusing on the involvement of Integralist agents and the ideology of this movement between the years 1948 and 1954. Integralism was a political organization with national dimensions but deeply rooted in some states of the country. It is essential to pay attention to regional levels to comprehend the complexity of the largest fascist movement organized outside of Europe. Additionally, it is crucial to understand how Integralism attempted to adapt to the new national context from 1945 onwards, seeking to modify some of its discourses and modes of action. Understanding how this organization, closely linked to movements that had been defeated in World War II, remained active will provide new insights into the changes and continuities in the Brazilian political scene from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. The proposal to analyze a media outlet and its interactions with politics allows for reflection on how, at different times, national far-right movements used the press to stay active, disseminating their ideas and principles in a considered democratic political context. Were it not for the transformations Brazil underwent in the 1940s and 1950s and its nascent democracy, newspapers like "O Pioneiro" would likely have faced censorship imposed by Vargas in previous years. Thus, through the discourse employed by a newspaper, we aim to deepen the understanding of the political history of Caxias do Sul and the surrounding region.