TV Brasil shows today (2), from 22h, the film Braços Cruzados, Máquinas Paradas, by Roberto Gervitz and Sérgio Toledo. The documentary records the workers’ strikes that took place in 1978, during the military dictatorship, originating a strong mobilization that would bring the return of democracy to the country. Three candidates are running for the leadership of the São Paulo Metalworkers’ Union, the largest in Latin America, with 300,000 members and chaired by a ‘pelego’ since the 1964 military coup. change the country. The central issues of the film are the strike and the union board elections. In the midst of action scenes, there is a deep discussion about Brazilian unionism, specifically about the union structure dependent on the State. The exhibition is part of the Past Present – Trade Union Resistance special, which will feature interviews on the labor cause mediated by journalist Armando Rollemberg. This Tuesday (2nd), Rollemberg receives trade unionist and politician Djalma Bom to remember movements and important moments that culminated in advances in labor rights in Brazil.
Agência Brasil
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