For the Liberation of Brazil


For the Liberation of Brazil is a Marxist tract on guerrilla warfare written by Carlos Marighella. First published in France as Carlos Marighela: Pour la Libération du Brésil presented by Conrad Detrez, Editions du Seuil, 1970. In March 1970 the Journal Official announced that the sale and distribution of the book throughout French territory would be forbidden.
It was then published in English by Penguin Books in 1971 as part of their "Pelican Latin American Library" series and with more material than the French version. This edition was translated by John Butt and Rosemary Sheed with an introduction by Richard Gott.
The first part of the book provides a timeline of events that includes actions taken by the Revolutionary Movement 8th October:
  1. "Marighela Calls on the People to Join the Struggle"
  2. "Declaration by the ALN October Revolutionary Group"
  3. "Greetings to the Fifteen Patriots"
  4. "On the Organizational Function of Revolutionary Violence"
  5. "Problems and Principles of Strategy"
  6. "Questions of Organization"
  7. "Handbook of Urban Guerrilla Warfare"
  8. "On Rural Guerrilla Warfare"
  9. "Guerrilla Tactics and Operations"
  10. "Call to the Brazilian People "
  11. "Letter to Fidel Castro"
  12. "Declaration by the Communist Group of São Paulo"
The second part consists of articles written in 1966 before he left the Brazilian Communist Party including his resignation letter penned on December 10, 1966.