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BRASÍLIA – The Commander of the Army, General Eduardo Villas Bôas will preside this morning in São Paulo, a ceremony in honor of the soldier Mário Kozel Filho killed 50 years ago during the military dictatorship in the car bomb explosion. In his speech to which the state had access, the general will condemn the episode, he will say that the country learned of "the incident" and will recommend "caution in the" soul".
The ceremony was already scheduled but will occur the day after the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemning the Brazilian state for the torture and murder of journalist Vladimir Herzog in October 1975.
The date also coincides with the eve of the 69-year-old birthday of the soldier of the time, killed in an attack by the Revolutionary People's Revolutionary (VPR) in 1968 against the neighborhood General of the 2nd Army in São Paulo. In the following months, ten of those accused of participating in the attack were arrested by the army. One of them – Eduardo Leite, Bacuri – was killed after being arrested in 1970 in São Paulo. And another, former Sergeant Onofre Pinto, was killed in an action by the Army Information Center (CIE), in Foz de Iguaçu, Paraná
"This incident with the soldier Kozel, innocent victim of terrorism, in the It forces us to exercise the greatest human badet – the ability to learn.At now is a time that advises us, Brazilians and institutions, caution in our spirits, who ask for wisdom to enlighten the future and, above all, requires the union of efforts to build "
Recalling that it is" a meeting of soldiers ", the general adds: "Institutions must fulfill their badigned roles and impose the submission of personal and institutional disputes to subordinate them to the interests of the nation in order to put Brazil above all else."
After quoting that "the fracture of company "is produced at this time" is an experience to remember, "the gen He adds that we have left teachings that can not be forgotten or neglected. "
" The death of Private Mario Kozel Filho was a consequence of the Cold War environment that was reflected in the world and penetrated into Brazil. A period of artificial enthusiasm, incited intolerance and extreme pbadions that made Brazilians myopic to civilized reality. It's a time that has divided us, this fragmented society and has put us in conflict, "says Villas Boas.
The soldier's sister, along with other wounded soldiers at the time, will attend the tribute to Kozel Filho.
Tributes in Social Networks
On the last day 28, when the attack took place, General Villas Bôas used his social network to remember the date and pay homage to the soldier.
"Fifty years ago, in a terrorist act perpetrated against the army headquarters of the time in São Paulo, soldier Mario Kozel Filho, we will always remember our heroes. the official worker compliments him! "/>
