The Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Sílvio Almeida, announced that he will create a commission to monitor compliance with the recommendations made by the National Truth Commission, which investigated violations committed by the military dictatorship in the country. In 2014, the commission released a report with 29 recommendations to be adopted by the Brazilian State, such as reparation to victims and accountability of those involved, without the right to amnesty. A survey carried out by the Vladimir Herzog Institute and the Friedrich Ebert Brasil Foundation points out that more than half of the recommendations are late or have not been met by the country. Only two were completed in full. They are: the repeal of the National Security Law and the introduction of the custody hearing, guaranteeing that prisoners are heard by a judge within 24 hours, as a way to combat torture and illegal detention. “Brazil is a country with very few democratic periods. It’s a little bit of democracy and coups surrounded on all sides. It’s colonialism. It is coup, violence, slavery. If we are not masters of our own house, imagine what our house is like”, said Silvio Almeida, in an audience at the Commission on Human Rights, Minorities and Racial Equality of the Chamber of Deputies. According to the study, 48% were ignored by the Brazilian State (equivalent to 14), 24% were set back (seven) and 21% were partially met (six). The 13 recommendations related to indigenous peoples are in retreat and the seven focused on the LGBTQIA+ community are partially implemented Rafael Schincariol, representative of the Vladimir Herzog Institute, at the hearing. During the works, from 2012 to 2014, the commission identified 434 dead by the military dictatorship and 210 people still missing. In total, 377 State agents were identified as responsible for human rights violations.
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