Abstract
The article addresses the Amazon Sanitation Plan and the political context in which it was formulated between 1940 and 1941. It examines the role of Getúlio Vargas, the activities of the plan's main protagonists (such as Evandro Chagas, João de Barros Barreto, and Valério Konder), its key proposals, and its demise as of 1942 upon creation of the Special Public Health Service (Sesp), which grew out of cooperation agreements between Brazil and the US following both nations' involvement in World War II. A reproduction of the Plan as published in the Arquivos de Higiene in 1941 is included.
Highlights
Aborda o Plano de Saneamento da Amazônia e o contexto político de sua formulação, entre 1940 e 1941, o papel de Getúlio Vargas, a atuação de seus principais protagonistas como Evandro Chagas, João de Barros Barreto e Valério Konder, as suas principais propostas e o seu ocaso a partir de 1942, por conta da criação do Serviço Especial de Saúde Pública (SESP), fruto dos acordos de cooperação entre Brasil e Estados Unidos, com o envolvimento de ambos na Segunda Guerra Mundial
The article addresses the Amazon Sanitation Plan and the political context in which it was formulated between 1940 and 1941. It examines the role of Getúlio Vargas, the activities of the plan’s main protagonists, its key proposals, and its demise as of 1942 upon creation of the Special Public Health Service (Sesp), which grew out of cooperation agreements between Brazil and the US following both nations’ involvement in World War II
Aprovado para publicação em dezembro de 2007
Summary
The article addresses the Amazon Sanitation Plan and the political context in which it was formulated between 1940 and 1941. It examines the role of Getúlio Vargas, the activities of the plan’s main protagonists (such as Evandro Chagas, João de Barros Barreto, and Valério Konder), its key proposals, and its demise as of 1942 upon creation of the Special Public Health Service (Sesp), which grew out of cooperation agreements between Brazil and the US following both nations’ involvement in World War II.
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