The Communist Intent (Communist Uprising or Red Revolt of 35) was a political-military uprising that initially took place in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, between November 23 and 27, 1935, during the government of Getúlio Vargas, which was quickly repressed by national forces. .
With the support of the USSR (world communist bloc), the revolt, which took place inside some of the country's barracks, quickly spread to the states of Maranhão, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro.
After its repercussion, Getúlio declared the National Liberation Alliance (ANL) and the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) dangerous for the government, thus imposing the arrest of their leaders, which led to the illegality of the organizations.
After that, Luís Carlos Prestes remained in prison for 9 years, until Getúlio left power in 1945.
Main objectives of the Communist Intent
- Implementing communism in the country;
- Overthrow the authoritarian government of Vargas;
- To carry out more effective social, political, economic measures;
- End the current oligarchic system.
The communist movement, opposed to the Ação Integralista Brasileira (AIB), which was fascist and extreme right, was led by army captain Luís Carlos Prestes (1898-1990).
He was the leader of Coluna Prestes (1924-1927), founder of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and President of the Aliança Nacional Libertadora (ANL), both organizations against the government of Getúlio.
The Communist Intent was influenced by the First World War, as it opposed some ideological trends:
- fascism, disseminated by the ideals of the National Integralist Action;
- communism, marked by the anti-fascist fronts of the Brazilian Communist Party, founded in 1922, linked to the Communist International (IC) or Comintern;
- the National Liberation Alliance, founded in 1935.
During those days, the movement had low popular and military support and, if the intention was to end the Vargas government, the consequences proved the opposite.
This is because it resulted in greater government authoritarianism, hunting communists, arresting leaders, suspending civil rights, among other measures expressed two years later in the 1937 Constitution.
To learn more:
- Prestes Column
- Getúlio Vargas
- Communism
- Fascism
- Era Vargas
Curiosity
The event name “intentona” is assigned pejoratively, as it means mad intent or foolish plan.
To learn more:Luís Carlos Prestes and Olga Benário Prestes