ABSTRACT:
In 1969, the Brazilian Problems Study subject (Estudo de Problemas Brasileiros - EPB) was made compulsory. It was addressed to students in higher education with the purpose of morally and civically preparing youngsters to defend democracy, the ethical and spiritual values of nationality, and to foment national security and development. The God-Motherland-Family triad and the National Security Doctrine (Doutrina de Segurança Nacional - DSN) constituted the content of EPB subject, which should work as an ideological struggle instrument against student movement, communist infiltration and the supposed disintegration of Christian morality. In this context, this article aims to contribute to studies that focus on political socialization projects conducted by the State, taking the socialization project contained in EPB subject as an object of analysis.
Keywords:
Brazilian Problems Studies (EPB); Moral and Civic Education (EMC); Brazilian military regime; National Security Doctrine (DSN)