“Louvemos e aplaudamos a medida presidencial”: A censura moral de Jânio Quadros e a imprensa católica da Guanabara (1960-1961)

Abstract

This work aims to discuss the relations between the moralists news of the Catholic Press Guanabara and the censorship of public entertainment by Jânio Quadros through the analysis conveyed texts and articles in the Estrêla do Mar magazine, the magazine of the Mensageiro do Coração de Jesus, in the newspaper A Cruz in the and magazine PB: Paz e Bem, during the period from 1960 to 1961. The analysis of the sources revealed that, far from being isolated measures Jânio Quadros, they met the demands of sectors within the Church. Therefore, we will seek to answer some questions that were asked during the investigation: commitment of the Catholic Press Guanabara to form a public opinion favorable to the moralization of customs and habits resembled the Jânio measures? The much-vaunted "communist threat" and liberalism had direct influence on the presidential approval of these acts? As these four printed positioned themselves in relation to the sharp political polarization that time? Between conservative and progressive Catholics printed, there was congruence and disagreements about the censorship of morals?