Dom Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira e o combate da Ditadura Militar: uma compreensão a partir de suas práticas e trajetória

Abstract

This research aims to understand how Dom Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira, Archbishop of Uberaba between 1978 and 1996, acted in relation to the Military Dictatorship in the city of Uberaba. In order to reach this understanding, various documents and sources will be utilized, including texts produced by him in the archdiocesan bulletin called Com-passo, which was distributed by the Church in its various segments during the years 1978 to 1991. However, for the development of this research, the editions of the bulletin from 1978 to 1985 will be analyzed, in conjunction with the historiographical productions on the Military Dictatorship, especially those that discuss the Church's role during this period, as well as other texts that depict the social, cultural, and religious reality of Uberaba during the mentioned period. Micro-History will serve as a methodological support for tracing the trajectory of Dom Benedito and for considering how the action of the Church in Uberaba fits into a larger spatial context. In other words, it will help observe how the reality of Uberaba can be incorporated into the broader context of the Catholic Church's struggle against the Military Dictatorship in Brazil.