O veneno da serpente

Focuses on antisemitism in the 20th century, when nationalist Catholic militants influenced public opinion by spreading the myth of the Jewish world conspiracy. Several editions of the "Protocols" appeared in Brazil. This, combined with the preaching of the Church about the "Antichrist" and about the Wandering Jew, contributed to demonization of the image of the Jew.

Between 1937-45 antisemitism was endorsed by the governments of Vargas and Dutra; measures were taken restricting Jewish immigration. Jewish refugees in the country were persecuted by state organisms; the Jews were suspected of being connected to leftist militancy. The persecution recurred in 1964-78, under the military dictatorship of Branco and Costa e Silva.

Concludes that the myth of the Jewish world conspiracy is still alive in Brazil, spread by neo-Nazis, and linked now to the Arab-Israeli conflict.