Adriana Dias Explained

Alma Mater:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp)

Adriana Abreu Magalhaes Dias (1970 – January 29, 2023) was a Brazilian feminist anthropologist,[1] anti-fascist[2] and activist for the rights of people with disabilities and rare diseases. Because of her work, Dias was nicknamed the "Nazi hunter".[3] [4]

Biography

She holds a degree in Social Sciences from the State University of Campinas, a master's (2007) and a doctorate (2018) in anthropology from the same institution. Since her graduation, Dias has specialized in the study of neo-Nazism in Brazil; her work discusses the organization of these groups in virtual environments.[5] In her methodology, whenever she found a neo-Nazi website, she would physically print it out and report it until it was taken down.[6] Dias identified 334 active neo-Nazi cells in the country,[7] [8] that number having jumped to 530 by 2021.[9] One of her discoveries was a 2004 letter signed by then deputy Jair Bolsonaro posted on a neo-Nazi website; in it the politician writes, "Every feedback I get from the communiqués becomes a stimulus to my work. You are the reason my mandate exists.”

Dias had osteogenesis imperfecta,[10] and became known for her activism for the rights of people with disabilities and rare diseases. She was the creator of Instituto Baresi, a national forum associating people with rare diseases, disabilities, and other minority groups, and coordinated the Brazilian Anthropology Association's "Disability and Accessibility" Committee.[8] and was a member of the American Anthropological Association.[11] In politics, she integrated the National Front for Women with Disabilities, was part of the Life and Justice Association in Support of Victims of COVID-19, and participated in the transition team for the third government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in 2022,[1] She participated in hearings of the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission of the Campinas Chamber that investigated Nazi-fascist crimes,[12] and was important in the creation of the bill that instituted the National Day for Rare Diseases.[13]

Dias died aged 52 anos on 29 January 2023, of brain cancer.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silvio Almeida . 2023-01-29 . Nota de pesar – Adriana Dias . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131020502/https://www.gov.br/mdh/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2023/janeiro/nota-de-pesar-adriana-dias%5D . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania . pt-br.
  2. Web site: Tatiane Correia . 2023-01-29 . Morre Adriana Dias, principal pesquisadora do neonazismo brasileiro . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131021531/https://jornalggn.com.br/politica/morre-adriana-dias-pesquisadora-neonazismo-brasileiro/ . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . GGN . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: Victoria Bechara . 2023-01-30 . Com extrema direita em alta, Brasil perde sua maior 'caçadora de nazistas' . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131021848/https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/maquiavel/com-extrema-direita-em-alta-brasil-perde-sua-maior-cacadora-de-nazistas/ . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . Revista Veja . pt-BR.
  4. Web site: Tatiana Farah . 2023-01-30 . O adeus à caçadora de nazistas . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131022050/https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/brasil/politica/colunistas/tatiana-farah/o-adeus-a-cacadora-de-nazistas,6b732d7a8590ac978f7f0e51f3b396f6gj2z691r.html . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . Terra . pt-BR.
  5. Web site: 2007-11-29 . O neonazismo na sociedade contemporânea. Entrevista especial com Adriana Abreu Magalhães Dias . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131011822/https://www.ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/159-entrevistas/11037-o-neonazismo-na-sociedade-contemporanea-entrevista-especial-com-adriana-abreu-magalhaes-dias . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . Instituto Humanitas Unisino . pt-br.
  6. Web site: Demori . Leandro . 2021-07-28 . Pesquisadora encontra carta de Bolsonaro publicada em sites neonazistas em 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131015643/https://theintercept.com/2021/07/28/carta-bolsonaro-neonazismo/ . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-30 . The Intercept Brasil . pt.
  7. Web site: Augusto Tenório . 2023-01-29 . Morre Adriana Dias, pesquisadora sobre nazismo . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131013704/https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/morre-adriana-dias-pesquisadora-e-colaboradora-da-equipe-de-transicao . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-30 . Metrópoles . pt-BR.
  8. Web site: Suely Kofes . 2023-01-30 . Despedida de Adriana Dias . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131025212/https://www.ifch.unicamp.br/ifch/noticias-eventos/programa-antropologia-social/despedida-adriana-dias-0 . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas . pt-BR.
  9. Web site: Fernanda Mena . 2021-08-14 . Brasil vive escalada de grupos neonazistas e aumento de inquéritos de apologia do nazismo na PF . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131014713/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2021/08/brasil-vive-escalada-de-grupos-neonazistas-e-aumento-de-inqueritos-de-apologia-do-nazismo-na-pf.shtml . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-30 . Folha de S.Paulo . pt-BR.
  10. Web site: Renata Brum e Rafael Antunes . 2015-10-30 . Por falta de equipamento, professora é impedida de embarcar em avião . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131021219/https://g1.globo.com/mg/zona-da-mata/noticia/2015/10/por-falta-de-equipamento-professora-e-impedida-de-embarcar-em-aviao.html . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . G1 Zona da Mata . pt-br.
  11. Web site: Adriana Dias – Revista Fórum . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131114646/https://revistaforum.com.br/autor/adrianadias.html . 2023-01-31 . 2023-01-31 . Revista Fórum . pt-BR.
  12. Web site: 2023-01-30. pt-br. Pesquisadora da Unicamp que estudou grupos neonazistas no Brasil e integrou grupo de transição do governo morre aos 52 anos. G1. 30 January 2023 .
  13. Web site: 2023-01-31. 2023-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131025212/https://www.ifch.unicamp.br/ifch/noticias-eventos/programa-antropologia-social/despedida-adriana-dias-0. Suely Kofes. 2023-01-30. pt-BR. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Despedida de Adriana Dias.
  14. Web site: Pesquisadora da Unicamp que estudou grupos neonazistas no Brasil e integrou grupo de transição do governo morre aos 52 anos . 2023-01-30 . G1 . 30 January 2023 . pt-br.

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