The 1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil was the kidnapping of Charles Burke Elbrick by the National Liberation Action (ALN) and the October 8th Revolutionary Movement (MR8) in protest of the US-backed military dictatorship.
[1][2][3] Fernando Gabeira and Virgílio Gomes da Silva [pt] helped plan and execute the operation.
[3][4] In order to begin negotiations, the kidnappers demanded that their letter-manifesto be read and printed in the media, which was done.
[7] Gregório Lourenço Bezerra [pt] and Mario Roberto Zanconato do not appear in the photo.
[7] Fernando Gabeira described his experience in the book O Que É Isso, Companheiro? [pt].