Although it was the most applauded song of the night and very well received by the public, the music did not guarantee to Vandré the prize thanks to orders given the station Rede Globo by the first Army command[1] who condemned the composition because they considered it extremely critical of the government.
[2] The general Luís de Oliveira França, Security Secretary, warned that the music would serve as a slogan for the street manifestations hereafter.
The content of the song was seen as an incentive to resistance and the armed struggle thanks to some verses as: "In schools, on the streets Fields, buildings We are all soldiers Armed or not" "Certainty in front History at hand" "Who knows makes the time Doesn't wait for it to happen" Also, the song was considered an affront by the government, mainly at the part that Vandré refers to the "old lesson" that was taught in the barracks; something that was also seen as a reference to the torture inflicted for those accused of subversion, the suspects were commonly taken to police stations and military institutions and were subjected to all kinds of abuse that often ended up victimizing them.
One of the best known critiques of the time came from colonel Octavio Costa, whose article "As flores do Vandré" ('Vandré's flowers') spoke against the public and the singer that won the second place.
[citation needed] Writer and journalist Millôr Fernandes supports this hypothesis, saying that it was born during the fight and came being sung emotionally and in a spontaneous way by a large number of people.