Brazil returns to commemorate military dictatorship

The debate on this date was opened this year because it is the first time, since the country regained democracy in 1985, that the date is commemorated with a soldier in power. Bolsonaro, in addition to being captain of the Army Reserve, strengthens the era of military governments and denies being a dictatora, although there were no elections at that time, some 400 people died or disappeared and thousands were persecuted, tortured or forced into exile.

The spokesman for the presidency, General Otavio Rego Barros, announced last week that Bolsonaro had ordered "the commemorations planned for March 31, 1964", although the president himself later changed the verb and the letter. said "remember" and not "commemorate".

Jair Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro

A document distributed by the Ministry of Defense ensured that "on March 31, it was included in the cold war environment" and that the armed forces ", taking into account the clamor of the vast majority of the population and the press, badumed a stabilizing role "in the midst of a" convulsive "political situation.

This vision sparked protests from the Attorney General's Office and human rights groups, and led the Brazilian Bar to take legal action against the government before UN agencies.

Judge Maria do Carmo Cardoso of the Federal Regional Court said that she has verified that "the note disclosed by the Ministry of Defense, widely circulated in the press, carries no connotation and does not undermine the rule of law democratic, "according to the ABR agency.

Jurema Werneck, Director General of Amnesty International Brazil, said it was "worrying that a country's authorities suggest celebrating" the beginning of a period marked by political persecution, repression and restriction of freedom of expression and of the press.