The war on the plate: a brief analysis of problem of meat supplies in Rio Grande do Sul during Second World War

Abstract

The Vargas Era, over the years, has proved to be a very important period to research the history of the labor movement and Brazilian labor legislation, but one cannot look at this period without considering the external conjuncture. From 1939 to 1945, the outbreak of the Second World War, Brazil remained neutral until 1942, but the reflections of this conflict were felt by Brazilians from the first moments. The lack of basic necessities became part of the daily life of the population. Beef, the staple of working-class food, has been increased in price; On the other hand, this was an opportunity for cattle ranchers and refrigerator owners. Thus, the objective in this article is to analyze how this new context was administered by the government and the workers. For this, we will use a process of Labor Justice of Porto Alegre and news from the newspaper Correio do Povo.

Keywords

• second world war
• meat
• economy