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Weekly Report - 6 November 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
BRAZIL: PT supports review of Amnesty Law
The support given by the ruling Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) for a
review of the Amnesty Law - in a bid to punish crimes committed by the military
regime in the 1960s and 1970s - has generated controversy. President Lula da
Silva was forced to call an emergency cabinet meeting following public wrangling
among ministers over the issue. The cabinet is divided over a report by the
attorney-general's office opposing a court case initiated by the Brazilian Order
of Attorneys (OAB), which contests the application of the Amnesty Law to protect
police and military officers involved in torture and killings.
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