Bolsonaro describes an Army officer convicted for torture as a “national hero”

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Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that an Army officer who was convicted of torture during the country’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship was a “national hero.” Read full article

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Terence Hill
Bolsanaro and the evangelists that continue to support him, shows their complete lack of morality. As this is the most egregious statement I can ever recall hearing.
Aug 09th, 2019 - 11:44 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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@Terence Hill

REF: the most egregious statement I can ever recall hearing.

You get worked up too soon! At least let him sh*t peacefully!
https://en.mercopress.com/2019/08/10/eat-less-poop-every-other-day-suggests-bolsonaro-if-you-want-to-save-the-world
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Terence Hill
BRASILIA, BRAZIL – The Federal Prosecutor for Citizen’s Rights advised the Minister of Justice, Sérgio Moro, to suspend and revoke the ordinance published late last month establishing rules to forbid foreigners who are considered “dangerous” from entering Brazil.
According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), the Ministry of Justice’s ordinance includes “integral and blatant illegality and inconsistency with international human rights treaties signed by the Brazilian Government”. Moro will have five days to inform the MPF as to whether or not he will comply with the recommendation.
However, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) has considered that the rule violates aspects of Brazilian legislation and international treaties to which Brazil is a signatory, such as the Geneva Convention.
According to the prosecutors who signed the recommendation sent to Sérgio Moro, the wording of this new rule, “in addition to overstepping its regulatory authority, violates the fundamental guarantees of full defense and is self-contradictory by stipulating very short deadlines for defense counsel and for appealing the decisions.”
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/prosecutors-office-advises-moro-to-repeal-new-deportation-ordinance/
Aug 10th, 2019 - 06:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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@Terence Hill

REF: Geneva Convention

You mean the Expensive Toilet-Paper? That's what it is for Brazil!
Aug 10th, 2019 - 10:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Terence Hill
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sentenced on Tuesday, August 6th, to 12 years and 11 months in prison in the Atibaia site case, investigated by Operation Lava Jato.
The sentence was handed down by federal judge Gabriela Hardt, who assumed the district court bench in Curitiba having jurisdiction over the Lava Jato investigations after judge Sérgio Moro became Minister of Justice . . .
Vaza Jato: Former Odebrecht Director Claims he was Coerced by the Federal Prosecutor
Former Odebrecht director Carlos Armando Paschoal claims the Federal Prosecutor coerced him into building a report in the case of the Atibaia site which resulted in the second conviction of former president Lula.
Another bombshell strikes Lava Jato. In a statement to the São Paulo Court of Justice, executive Carlos Armando Paschoal says he was coerced by the Federal Prosecutor's Office to build a report on the ranch in Atibaia (São Paulo State), which resulted in the second conviction of former president Lula,
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/lula-convicted-to-twelve-years-and-eleven-months-for-atabaia/
Fruit of the poisoned tree. Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor ... used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained from it is tainted as well.
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REF: 12 years and 11 months in prison

- It's unjust to imprison one while the other thugs remain free!

- Most of the children have their very own favorite heroes and in their adulthood, they have their very own favorite corrupt.

- Why be a politician if not crooked?

- Still young to believe in Santa, Politicians + their Fairytales!
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Terence Hill
“It's unjust to imprison one while the other thugs remain free!” Thanks for confirming you haven't got clue as what you're talking about. But don't let that stop you, so babble on little brook.
Aug 15th, 2019 - 04:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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@Terence Hill

REF: “you haven't got clue”

You may be right! The ONLY clue I have:
https://ipc2018.transparenciainternacional.org.br/?gclid=CjwKCAjwqNnqBRATEiwAkHm2BCK5QkQpHXESzplMadcvBo25tFx0j7aNbvPBODxH03OSCoVOT3VHLRoC-OkQAvD_BwE
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Terence Hill
Brazil torture victim's testimony triggers landmark case
Details provided by the sole survivor of a torture centre in Brazil could lead to the imprisonment of a man accused of raping her during her captivity.
The accused has so far been shielded by a 1979 amnesty law which prevents military officials from being prosecuted for crimes committed under military rule.
But now a court has ruled that he should stand trial for the alleged rape of Inês Etienne Romeu, who managed to survive her time at the clandestine torture centre by pretending she had been “turned” by her captors.
More than 400 people were killed or disappeared during Brazil's military rule and Ms Romeu's detailed account of her months in captivity at the clandestine prison dubbed “House of Death” were key in bringing information about the military's excesses to light.
Prosecutors in the state of Rio have been investigating a former army sergeant, Antônio Waneir Pinheiro de Lima, over crimes he is alleged to have committed at a torture centre in the 1970s, when Brazil was under military rule.
They tried to open a criminal case against Sgt Lima but a judge in Rio state argued that Mr Lima was protected by an amnesty law.
The judges accepted the argument made by the prosecutors that the crimes Mr Lima is accused of, including rape and kidnapping, constitute crimes against humanity and as such cannot be covered by the 1979 amnesty law.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49356677
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