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Moreno Warns Far-Right’s Brazil Spread, Cites External Sponsors

8/12/2026

Summary

Singer Sues Label

She released Joyce & Tutty Moreno in 2026 and completed a second album.
At 19 her song “Me Disseram” sparked controversy for its first-person lyrics.
In 1980 she sued her label for assigning her songs to another singer, won, and says industry boycotted her for ten years.
She met jazz drummer Tutty Moreno at Rio’s Cachaça club in 1977, married him, and they have lived in Humaitá for 50 years.

Summary

Moreno Warns Far-Right

Moreno warns that the far-right’s spread in Brazil is dangerous and backed by external sponsors.
She says the 1964 coup ended 1960s cultural freedoms and imposed censorship on artists.
In 1975 she recorded “Passarinho Urbano” with banned songs by Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento and Caetano Veloso.
Moreno praises President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s only alternative to the rising far-right.

History

Historical Context

On 31 March 1964 senior army commanders, backed by U.S. officials through Operation Brother Sam, overthrew President João Goulart, launching a military regime that lasted 21 years until 15 March 1985. The dictatorship imposed strict censorship, imprisoning musicians such as Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, and is estimated to have caused 434 disappearances and 20,000 tortures. Today, artists like Joyce Moreno invoke that legacy while debating protections for cultural expression.

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Singer Sues Label

She released Joyce & Tutty Moreno in 2026 and completed a second album.
At 19 her song “Me Disseram” sparked controversy for its first-person lyrics.
In 1980 she sued her label for assigning her songs to another singer, won, and says industry boycotted her for ten years.
She met jazz drummer Tutty Moreno at Rio’s Cachaça club in 1977, married him, and they have lived in Humaitá for 50 years.

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