Leaders of a Fascist party dissolved by the Brazilian Government in 1944 have announced publicly today that they plan to revive their party, using the group’s old name, Acao Integralista. The party was ordered dissolved 21 years ago when it was established that leaders of Acao Integralista cooperated with Nazis and was engaged in pro-Nazi propaganda.
Jornal do Brasil, one of this city’s most influential newspapers, denounced the plans “to revive this Fascist group,” calling the move “a provocation.”
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