Impunity in Post-authoritarian Brazil: The Supreme Court’s Recent Verdict on the Amnesty Law

Impunity in Post-authoritarian Brazil: The Supreme Court’s Recent Verdict on the Amnesty Law

While numerous countries in post-authoritarian South America have annulled Amnesty Laws issued under authoritarian rule and punished officials involved in repressive organs, Brazil continues to favour impunity. This attitude has recently been confirmed by the Brazilian Supreme Court’s decision to ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nina Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CEDLA 2011-04-01
Series:European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Subjects:
Brazil
amnesty
military regime
human rights
impunity
Brasil
amnistía
régimen militar
derechos humanos
impunidad
Online Access:http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.9250/

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http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.9250/

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