The Brazilian military-corporate dictatorship faced the resistance and mobilization of several marginalized groups. In this article, we reconstruct the subaltern memories of Black and poor women from the outskirts of São Paulo who participated in Christian Base Communities and the Cost-of-Living Movement, and we show how their mobilization was supported by social movements across the country. Despite their dimension and impact, a report by the Brazilian National Truth Commission fails to recognize their role in the country’s democratic transition and the violence suffered by marginalized groups. These memories support a reflection on the myth of ‘racial democracy’ in Brazil as a general denial of racial violence throughout the country’s history, which leaves intact its structures of injustice. We argue that the reconstruction of subaltern memories can have a significant impact on transitional justice and recover their critical role in democracy.

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巴西的种族（不）正义：重建巴西独裁统治下贫穷和黑人妇女的底层记忆

巴西军企独裁面临着一些边缘群体的抵制和动员。在本文中，我们重建了圣保罗郊区参与基督教基地社区和生活费用运动的黑人和贫困妇女的底层记忆，并展示了她们的动员如何得到全国各地社会运动的支持。尽管它们的规模和影响很大，但巴西国家真相委员会的一份报告未能承认它们在该国民主转型中的作用以及边缘群体遭受的暴力。这些记忆支持了对巴西“种族民主”神话的反思，即在该国历史上普遍否认种族暴力，从而完好无损地保留了不公正的结构。我们认为，底层记忆的重建可以对转型正义产生重大影响，并恢复其在民主中的关键作用。