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#NeverForget Brazil mustn’t forgive the crimes of the dictatorship

Brazil is currently experiencing drastic polarisation, exacerbated by the commemoration of the military coup of 1964 celebrated by the army and the far-right, and promoted by president Bolsonaro. Español

#NeverForget Brazil mustn’t forgive the crimes of the dictatorship
Protesters holding up posters of victims of the dictatorship to the Bolsonaros. Wikimedia Commons.
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Brazil is currently experiencing drastic polarisation, exacerbated by the commemoration of the military coup of 1964 celebrated by the army and the far-right, and promoted by president Bolsonaro.

The Brazilian military dictatorship lasted from 1964 to 1985, and left in its wake chilling figures such as 20,000 victims of torture and 434 victims of murder or dissapearances.

On the 31st of March, Brazilians took to the streets to protest in favour of and against the dictatorship, and Brazil once again found itself caught up in a controversy surrounding the 55th anniversary since the dictatorship began.