Censura em foco: o cerceamento da literatura na atualidade

Abstract

It addresses book censorship in the Brazilian context, seeking to understand the new forms of censorship today. It carried out a check on the state of bibliographic production in the area of Library Science and Information Science on book censorship, noting that, in Brazil, scientific productions are centered on moments of greater repression and authoritarianism, both during the Vargas Era and in the period of the Military Dictatorship. There are few studies that discuss censorship today, which highlights the relevance of the study. The methods used for data collection and analysis were guided by the search for news related to censorship in electronic newspapers among data from 2010 to 2023, selecting one piece of news for each year in the interval. It was identified that the motivations are the most diverse and the nature of the restriction was carried out mainly for moral and political reasons. It highlights that restricting books can have a significant impact on education, limiting access to essential information for critical development and the formation of an informed society. We conclude that the restriction of books provides important lessons and reflections on society, freedom of expression and the challenges faced in preserving access to information.