Gazeta de Sergipe : política, censura e resistência em debate (1968-1974)

Abstract

This paper investigates the obstacles faced by the newspaper Gazeta de Sergipe (1927 to 2004) during the most repressive period of the Military Dictatorship, marked by the establishment of Institutional Act number 5 in 1968 and by the Emílio Garrastazu Médici government, which was in force from 1969 to 1974. For this reason, we sought to understand the newspaper's position on censorship and some lead issues for studying the period, such as the economic and educational sectors, the military administration as president of the country, and local politics, in this case, in Sergipe. The research began by cataloging the most recurrent themes in the editorials of Gazeta de Sergipe, i.e., Sergipe politics, the economy, and the military government, discussed throughout the work. The newspaper's editorials published from the beginning of 1968 until 1974 highlighted themes such as the fight against corruption, AI-5, and the student movement. From consulting the copies, it was possible to understand that even though there were points against the practices carried out by the military in its management, there was no direct critical direction, with political ambiguities predominating in a context of censorship. We noticed the journalistic team's interest in making specific points about the local reality, sometimes criticizing a particular state leader but without relating it to decisions made by the federal government. This tactic led the reader to have a biased view of the facts, believing that the covered subject had nothing to do with the military, only with local politics.