Tag: Truth commission

Former Political Prisoners in Brazil Visit Place Where They Were Tortured

Former political prisoners, accompanied by experts and members of the National Truth Commission, paid ...

Brazil’s Truth Commission Wants Armed Forces to Tell Truth About Torture

Brazil’s National Truth Commission (CNV) wants the Army, Air Force and Navy commands to ...

Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota, Mercedes, All Helped the Generals Crack Down on Dissent in Brazil

Newly-discovered documents suggest big international companies aided Brazil’s military regime in its war against ...

Despite Supreme’s Ruling Brazil Jurists Still Want Military Torturers Punished

Brazilians have been asking such questions as: Is there a difference between a “political ...

Tortured by the Military Former Brazilian Prisoners Want Truth Commission

Former Brazilian radical militants who were tortured during the Brazilian military regime (1964/1985) supported ...

Lula Finds out the Brazilian Military Still Pack a Heavy Punch

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fired a four-star general, Maynard Marques de ...