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That fascist right-wing still wields so much power. They have long way to go before they can finally be rid of this cancerous disease. What a shame! The U.S. public was totally duped by our own controlled media during the filthy violence of that era, and we've had to learn far after the fact what the hell has happened there. Here's a quick grab from google just to enter a brief glimpse: BRAZIL: GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES OFFICIAL BOOK OF ATROCITIES COMMITTED DURING MILITARY DICTATORSHIP.
The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva formally presented a publication of more than 500 pages cataloging the atrocities and abuses committed during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military; it is similar but not identical to a , a state ruled directly by the military. . The government published the book, Direito a Memoria e a Verdade (The Right to Memory and to Truth), on the anniversary of Brazil's amnesty law An amnesty law is any law that retroactively exempts a select group of people, usually military leaders and government leaders, from criminal liability for crimes committed.<1>
Most allegations involve human rights abuses and crimes against humanity. passed in 1979. It accuses officials of rape, torture, executing prisoners, and concealing victims' bodies. President Lula said that his government would also open still-unreleased archives from the days of the dictatorship to the public, denying that the military would resist such a move.
It was the first time Brazil has published an official document detailing atrocities said to have been committed during the military dictatorship. The book was launched at a ceremony attended by Lula, who was briefly imprisoned im·pris·on
tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons
To put in or as if in prison; confine.
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After 11 years of work, the official publication is meant to record what the special commission set up to investigate political deaths and disappearances--the Comissao Especial es·pe·cial
adj.
1. Of special importance or significance; exceptional: an occasion of especial joy.
2. de Mortos e Desaparecidos Politicos--considers to be the historical truth about the dark period in Brazil's recent history.
More than 400 people are believed to have been killed under the military rule, while more than 160 others are thought to have disappeared, although this was far fewer than in neighboring neigh·bor
n.
1. One who lives near or next to another.
2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another.
3. A fellow human.
4. Used as a form of familiar address.
v. countries such as Chile and Argentina. The book analyzed 479 cases of alleged abuse, among them political murder, sexual torture, and forced disappearances. Federal agents are also alleged to have decapitated de·cap·i·tate
tr.v. de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing, de·cap·i·tates
To cut off the head of; behead.
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The book notes that opponents of the regime resorted to bank robberies The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. , kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. foreign diplomats, and attacks on military bases, which it says produced countless victims.
Paulo Vannuchi, Brazil's special secretary for human rights, speaking at the launch of the book, told the BBC BBC
in full British Broadcasting Corp.
Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. he would not use the word "crime" to describe the deaths of agents working for the dictatorship--a view that is likely to cause anger in military circles. No military representatives were present at the Aug. 29 ceremony.
Vannuchi was a member of a militant group
For the Trotskyist entrist group active in the 1970s and 1980s, see the Militant tendency.
The Militant Group was an early British Trotskyist group, formed in 1935 by Denzil Dean Harber, former leader of the Marxist Group, as an entrist group that fought against the regime and was imprisoned for five years, during which he was tortured.
In 1995, Brazil passed a law acknowledging the government was responsible for deaths under the dictatorship and compensation was paid to more than 300 families.
However, the bodies of some of those who disappeared have not been recovered and the book calls on the government to allow evidence to be taken from members of the police and military who might be able to locate those missing remains. Victims of the dictatorship say because of this the official publication only represents modest progress, while the authors say they hope it will advance the sacred right of families to bury their loved ones
Since its formation, the commission has looked at 339 cases of abuse and authorized indemnifications that have ranged from 100,000 reais to 152,500 reais (between US$54,000 and US$83,000).
An amnesty law, passed as the dictatorship was drawing to a close, pardoned all those said to have been involved in crimes committed under the regime, as well as those who fought against it. More: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BRAZIL:+GOVERNMENT+PUBLISHES+OFFICIAL+BOOK+OF+ATROCITIES+COMMITTED...-a0169194193I ordered and received the book gathered and published by the Catholic Church from the people tortured by the government who survived long enough to give their accounts to the Church. It's called "Nunca Mais" I believe. I still haven't had the time in my life I need to read it. Anyone can order it online. |
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