(ajf) The ›Minimanual do Guerrilheiro Urbano‹1 is considered the most influential handbook for underground fighters; it was written by Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), a Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter against the country’s military dictatorship. The book offers detailed instructions on how to organize guerrilla operations in urban environments, including logistics (weapons, vehicles), sabotage tactics, kidnappings and attacks, propaganda, indoctrination, and much more.
Carlos Marighella was a key activist against Brazil’s military dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985. He founded the ›Ação Libertadora Nacional‹ (ALN – National Liberation Action), a communist guerrilla movement that fought against the repressive regime and attracted supporters from all sectors of Brazilian society. Marighella was killed in November 1969 in São Paulo during a heavy shootout with the police, after his location had been betrayed.