BRASIL, AME-O OU DEIXE-O (LEVAR A TAÇA): a relação entre a ditadura militar e a conquista da Copa de 1970 sob a ótica do documentário; Memórias de Chumbo

Abstract

This article delves into the Brazilian national team's achievement of securing a third consecutive championship in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. It examines how the Civil-Military Dictatorship, under the leadership of General Médici, exploited this championship to reshape public opinion about the military regime and conceal the horrors of the "Years of Lead." The analysis covers all periods and administrations of the dictatorship until its conclusion during the process of redemocratization, with a specific focus on the seventies and their relationship with football at large. All information regarding this moment in Brazilian history will be approached through the central lens of the documentary "Memórias de Chumbo: o Futebol nos Tempos de Condor." Additionally, citations from historians such as Carlos Fico, Lilia M. Schwartz, Heloisa M. Starling, Luiz Carlos Delorme Prado, and others will be included.