Counterinsurgency in Brazil: Lessons of the Fighting from 1968 to 1974

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2010
Accession Number
ADA599999

Entities

People

  • Luis M. Mello

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterinsurgency
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Insurgency
  • Military Governments
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.