A política de concessões de vistos para o Brasil na II Guerra Mundial: os casos das embaixadas brasileiras em Vichy e Berlim – entre as diretrizes da política externa varguista e o senso humanitário

Abstract

This work has as its theme the policy of granting of Brazilian diplomatic visas and passports by the embassies of Brazil in France and in Germany to foreigners. The time is the one of World War II, when Brazil was under the first government of Vargas. The Estado Novo was the period chosen for presenting differences in the execution of its foreign policies, especially in the case of issuing visas for Jews. The in-depth study of Ambassador Souza Dantas in Vichy, France, and the Brazilian diplomat Guimarães Rosa in Berlin, Germany, also became relevant. The attention is given both for being on the scene of the war at that time and for opposing some Itamaraty orders in the visa session. It was tried to discuss how far the humanitarian sense of some officials of the Brazilian diplomatic corps could interfere in the decisions established by the current government. For consistency in the recognition of these objectives, it was based on interpreting the foreign policy adopted at the time, as well as its guidelines and the true conduct practiced behind the scenes of the government.