| 1969 |
1969 ? |
Frei Betto imprisoned under the military dictatorship — The Dominican friar Frei Betto (Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo) was arrested and held from 1969 to 1973 for aiding opponents of Brazil's military regime, passing through several prisons; the experience shaped his 'Cartas da Prisão' and later 'Batismo de Sangue'.[5] [1] |
| 1975 |
1975-01 ? |
First Interecclesial Meeting of the CEBs — The first national encounter of comunidades eclesiais de base gathered about 70 delegates from a dozen states, growing out of a January 1974 conversation involving Frei Betto, auxiliary bishop Luiz Gonzaga Fernandes and historian Eduardo Hoornaert. Betto became a leading organizer of these periodic meetings and a widely read popularizer of the CEBs. (Movement records; exact dates not archival.)[2] [1] |
| 1985 |
1985-05 ? |
'Fidel e a Religião' (Fidel and Religion) — Frei Betto's long interviews with Fidel Castro, conducted in May 1985, were published as 'Fidel y la religión' (Havana, 1985; English 'Fidel and Religion', 1987). Some observers credit the book with helping open a dialogue between the Cuban revolution and religious believers; that assessment is contested and attributed, not asserted.[3] [1] |
| 2003 |
2003 ? |
Frei Betto coordinates the Fome Zero mobilization — Frei Betto served in 2003–2004 as a special adviser to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, coordinating social mobilization for the Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) programme, before publicly distancing himself from the government. The Workers' Party and Foro de São Paulo connections are documented, attributed, in the sibling 'fsp' project.[5] [1] |