Abstract

The decolonial praxis seeks to transform power relations insofar as it seeks the restitution of denied humanity or the right to be in multiple ways. It is a libertarian act that must lead to the reconstitution of being and of being in the world, in its entirety as a subject of a present-day cornered by scarcity and desire, by physical and symbolic violence, by racism and political and cultural authoritarianism. In this process, Memory occupies a primordial place as re-existence and resistance. Thus, the decolonial praxis of re-existence consists of facing all forms of domination, exploitation, and discrimination, through collective actions that help build awareness of being, feeling, doing, and thinking from a given place of life. Taking the example of Brazil, this essay explores the possibilities of writing a decolonized history through the decolonization of memory.