title: Brazilian Politics: Reforming a Democratic State in a Changing World
author:  Alfred P. Montero 
description: "Alfred Montero has written a very timely and succinct analysis ofBrazil's 'New Republic'. His firm grasp of the literature oncontemporary Brazilian politics, both in English and Portguese, andhis detailed knowledge of key events in the country are what onewould hope for from such a survey."<br />
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  NUNC COGNOSCO EX PARTE 
  THOMAS J. BATA LIBRARY 
  TRENT UNIVERSITY 
  
  Digitized by the Internet Archive 
  in 2019 with funding from 
  Kahle/Austin Foundation 
  https://archive.org/details/braziliancommuniOOOOchil 
  
  THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNIST PARTY 
  
  THE BRAZILIAN 
  COMMUNIST PARTY 
  Conflict and Integration 1922-1972 
  RONALD H. CHILCOTE 
  New York • Oxford University Press • 1974 
  
  Copyright © 1973 by Ronald H. Chilcote 
  Library of Congress Catalogue Card No.: 73-77920 
  Printed in the United States of America 
  
  For all Brazilians committed and active in the 
  struggle against oppression and exploitation 
  245932 
  
  Contents 
  Preface ix 
  Abbreviations in Text xiii 
  I • THE SETTING 
  1 • Introduction 3 
  II • THE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE 
  2 • The Emergence of the Party 15 
  3 • Evolution of the Party: 1922-1945 27 
  4 • Resurgence and Decline: 1945-1972 49 
  III • CONFLICT AND INTEGRATION 
  5 • Party Organization and the Role of Leaders and Followers 101 
  6 • Conflict and Integration with the Nat