Política republicana, raízes coloniais: um estudo sobre o coronelismo de Elísio Maia em Pão de Açúçar - AL (1953-1994)

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate the policy of Elísio da Silva Maia in Pão de Açúcar / AL and to understand the processes and facts that characterize Elísio Maia as colonel. The research focused between 1953 and 1994, during which the policy of Elísio Maia was active, occupying the position of mayor from 1953 to 1954 and between 1983 and 1988, in addition to the mandates of state deputy (1959 to 1970 and from 1991 to 1994), which gave it great power and influence in the region of Pão de Açúcar and in the state of Alagoas itself. From the use of diverse sources, such as books and articles, as well as interviews and authentic documents of the time, the chapters deal with the conceptual discussion that involves coronelista practices, such as patronage, mandonism and coronelismo itself; the historical context of coronelismo, discussing its origin and development; the historical contextualization of the city of Pão de Açúcar and the political trajectory of the family of Elísio Maia; and, lastly, the discussion of the political practices of Elísio Maia in Pão de Açúcar and the state of Alagoas and the events that surround him.