Communism and Unionism: the PCB and the union disputes 'in the great oppressed land of the barés' (1944-1964)

In the year in which the centenary of the PCB is commemorated, this article aims to analyze the performance of the Communist Party in the state of Amazonas in the period between 1944 and 1964 and, particularly, the performance of communists in union disputes and in the organization of the working class. Thus, we will briefly analyze the process of political reorganization of the PCB in Amazonas in the context of redemocratization and legality to, soon after, analyze the disputes that occurred in the union environment for the management positions of the main workers' associations, especially the Casa do Trabalhador do Amazonas (CTA).