Counterinsurgency in Brazil: Lessons of the Fighting from 1968 to 1974
Abstract
The suspension of democratic rights and the use of brutal techniques of interrogations and combat against insurgent leftist movements during the last military governments in Brazil affected the relationships among military, politicians and civilians inside the Brazilian Society. During the counterinsurgency fighting against leftist armed groups in Brazil from 1968 to 1974, the military governments suspended democratic rights and lost control over sectors of the security organizations and armed forces. Those sectors used of extreme violence during the combat against the insurgents and the interrogation of detainees. The suspension of democratic rights and the use of violence in the combat and against detainees shaped the perceptions of influent sectors of the Brazilian people and politicians in the post-military government period. The perception of influent sectors of the Brazilian society over the fighting against the insurgent armed groups and the control of the political life during the military governments brought consequences over the information instrument of national power, the current image of the military among sectors of the society and the current political environment in Brazil.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA534953
Entities
People
- Luis M. De Campos Mello
Organizations
- Marine Corps University