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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s defense minister has agreed to investigate military facilities where human rights abuses were believed to have been committed during the country’s 21-year dictatorship, the National Truth Commission said Tuesday. RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s defense minister has agreed to investigate military facilities where human rights abuses were believed to have been committed during the country’s 21-year dictatorship, the National Truth Commission said Tuesday.
The announcement came a day after the 50th anniversary of the coup that began the military dictatorship, and as unrest on the floor of Congress forced the suspension of a special session marking the date.The announcement came a day after the 50th anniversary of the coup that began the military dictatorship, and as unrest on the floor of Congress forced the suspension of a special session marking the date.
In a statement on its website, the National Truth Commission said that Defense Minister Celso Amorim agreed on Tuesday by telephone to form units within the armed forces to investigate military installations thought to have been the sites of torture.In a statement on its website, the National Truth Commission said that Defense Minister Celso Amorim agreed on Tuesday by telephone to form units within the armed forces to investigate military installations thought to have been the sites of torture.
The commission requested the units this year.The commission requested the units this year.
Television channels broadcast images of pandemonium in the House of Representatives as supporters and opponents of the coup, which led to the dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 1985, faced off. The fight broke out among members of the public attending the session.Television channels broadcast images of pandemonium in the House of Representatives as supporters and opponents of the coup, which led to the dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 1985, faced off. The fight broke out among members of the public attending the session.