Abstract
Dictatorships, however violent they may be, seek their justification through seemingly legitimate norms, which purport to be deemed democratic based on a rhetorical move. The discourse on the “March Revolution” ranges from controversial pamphlets to academic arguments, such as Miguel Reale’s writings. Acclaimed as one of the most important Brazilian jurists of the 20th century, his works and theories, such as the Three-Dimensional Legal Theory, have however been dissociated from a more adequate contextual comprehension of their developments. This Article fills this gap by placing Miguel Reale in history. As one of the most prominent jurists for the development of the authoritarian mindset in Brazil, this Article aims to diachronically examine his justifications of the Brazilian dictatorship of 1964 in his political writings from three distinct periods of Brazilian history, assessing thereby the continuities of the authoritarian projects taken place in Brazil.
Keywords:
Dictatorship; Miguel Reale; Authoritarianism; Integralism; Coup d’État