%0 Journal Article
%T Between Truth and Amnesia: State Terrorism, Human Rights Violations and Transitional Justice in Brazil
%A Iasmin Goes
%J European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
%D 2013
%I Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals
%X : The military rule in Brazil between 1964 and 1985 employed less violence than similar authoritarian regimes in neighbouring countries, and attempted to maintain a fa ade of legitimacy by allowing for a consented opposition. Nevertheless, Brazil was the last Latin American nation to establish a truth commission. Ever since the Amnesty Law was passed in 1979, authorities and citizens have both struggled to come to terms with the human rights violations committed in the past. The Brazilian government went as far as offering material reparations to the presumed victims without disclosing official information to establish what the reparations were being paid for. Is it better to remember or forget? This Exploration discusses transitional justice strategies, and documents recent developments in Brazil's political history. Resumen: Entre la verdad y la amnesia. Terrorismo de Estado, violaciones de derechos humanos y justicia transicional en Brasil Entre 1964 y 1985, el r谷gimen militar en Brasil emple車 menos violencia que reg赤menes autoritarios de pa赤ses vecinos, e intent車 mantener una fachada de legitimidad. Sin embargo, Brasil fue el 迆ltimo pa赤s latinoamericano en establecer una comisi車n de la verdad. Desde la aprobaci車n de la Ley de Amnist赤a en 1979, tanto las autoridades como los ciudadanos luchan para hacer justicia a las violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas en el pasado. El gobierno brasile o lleg車 al extremo de ofrecer reparaciones materiales a las presuntas v赤ctimas, sin revelar informaciones oficiales para establecer por qu谷 las estaba pagando.  Es mejor recordar u olvidar? Esta Exploraci車n analiza las estrategias de justicia transicional y documenta evoluciones recientes en la pol赤tica hist車rica brasile a.
%K Brazil
%K transitional justice
%K historical memory
%K truth commission
%K state terrorism
%K Brasil
%K justicia transicional
%K memoria hist車rica
%K comisi車n de la verdad
%K terrorismo de Estado
%U http://www.erlacs.org/index.php/erlacs/article/view/8395