The Congress of the Disappeared

‘They came from all corners of the country. At last the Brazil of the disappeared revealed itself.’ In Kucinski’s novella, the ghosts of those disappeared by Brazil’s military dictatorship come together and organize a congress. Together, these ghosts tell the story of what happened to them, reflect critically on their past militancy, and debate how to respond to the “outbreak of fascism” of the Bolsonaro period. These veterans from the struggle of the 1960s and 70s are joined in this endeav...