As representações do fascismo italiano na imprensa católica pelo jornal A Cruz (1922-1930)

Abstract

The present work seeks to reflect upon the relations between the press, Catholicism and Italian fascism. Its central objective is to analyze the representations of Italian fascism in the newspaper A Cruz between the years 1922, with the arrival of Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy, and 1930, when Getúlio Vargas took office as the president of Brazil. In this regard, we sought to study the way in which the members of the periodical conceived reality and in what way such conception guided their positions. From a theoretical point of view, this study is part of the discussions on the New Political History defended by René Rémond. Furthermore, the concept of representation based on the assumptions of historian Roger Chartier was also used in this work.To define fascism as a political-ideological phenomenon, the definition of generic fascism pointed out by Roger Griffin is considered. Finally, it was found that the writings investigated are close to some elements addressed by the fascist regime, however, they were used by the news as a way of acting in defense of the Catholic Church’s interests, within the particularities of the Brazilian context.