Human rights abuses of the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985)

The systemic human rights abuses of the military dictatorship in Brazil from 1964 to 1985 included extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detention, and severe restrictions on freedom of speech.

[4] Brasil: Nunca Mais is a monumental report edited by Paulo Evaristo Arns; it was published July 15, 1985, four months after the restoration of civilian rule.

[1] An example of arbitrary detention under the military dictatorship was the detainment, torture, and forced disappearance of 70 members of the Communist Party of Brazil and peasants without investigation and the subsequent restriction of access to information for next of kin; this violated of Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights.

[2] In September 1990, an investigation supported by Luiza Erundina discovered a clandestine ditch with 1049 body bags containing skeletal remains, only five of which have been identified, including those of the trade unionist Aluísio Palhano Pedreira Ferreira [pt].

[2] In June 2021, A Brazilian court handed down the first conviction of a state agent for human rights abuses: retired police officer Carlos Alberto Agusto was sentenced to 2 years and 11 months in prison for kidnapping Edgar de Aquino Duarte.