Tag: Dictatorship

Wladimir Herzog killed by the Brazilian military in prison

The Skeletons in Brazil’s Closet

It was once said by an expert on Latin America’s military that ‘the scourge ...

Who Will Save Democracy in Brazil? The Left Has Shown It Won’t.

Many people in developed countries still believe that politics in Brazil might be resumed ...

Multinationals Helped Brazil’s Dictatorship Intimidate and Kill Workers

Major US and European corporations collaborated intimately with Latin American military dictatorships in the ...

1964, a Military Coup Brazilians Loved

Following the fortieth anniversary of the military coup which deposed the government of João ...

Why Brazil’s Democracy Is in Danger

Bolivian President Carlos Mesa’s offer to resign his office and the crisis this generated ...

Brazil, Go to the Streets to Bring Justice!

As anyone who lived through the times of the Brazilian military dictatorship knows, Brazil ...

Payback Time in Brazil: Friends Get Cabinet Post

March 15th was the 20th anniversary of Brazil’s latest experiment with democracy. For the ...

Brazil Steps on Minefield Putting a Price on Dead and Disappeared

In 2001 the Brazilian government set up a Special Commission on Deaths and Disappearances, ...

Brazil Remembers Two Martyrs of the Left

On March 31, 1964, a military uprising overthrew the legal government of Brazil and ...

Brazil’s NGO Wants Dictatorship’s Archives Opened

The Brazilian NGO Torture Never Again (Tortura Nunca Mais) has launched a campaign in ...