Entre a adesão e a acomodação: o posicionamento editorial do jornal A Tarde do golpe civil-militar ao AI-5 (1964–1968)

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the editorial stance of the influential Bahian newspaper A Tarde between the immediate aftermath of the 1964 coup and the promulgation of Institutional Act No. 5 in 1968, through an analysis of its editorials, seeking to understand the transformations in its discourse in the context of the consolidation of the civil-military dictatorship. To this end, it examines the newspaper’s editorial positioning during the period extending from the post-coup moment of 1964 to the 1965 state elections, identifying how the periodical interpreted the new regime and expressed expectations regarding the restoration of democratic normalcy. It then analyzes A Tarde’s reaction to the authoritarian measures implemented between 1965 and 1966, especially in response to Institutional Act No. 2, the 1967 Constitution, and the Press Law, highlighting signs of discontent and opposition to the hardening of the regime and to the Castello Branco government. Finally, the dissertation investigates the newspaper’s discourse during the Costa e Silva administration (1967–1968), observing its interpretations of the new president, social mobilizations—particularly the student movement—and the ways in which the periodical reacted to the intensification of repression and the political closure that culminated in Institutional Act No. 5.