
Global Insider: Under Rousseff, Brazil Finds Opening to Address Past Abuses
In May, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff formally inaugurated a truth commission to examine human rights abuses that occurred during Brazil’s period of military rule. In an email interview, Par Engstrom, a lecturer at the University College of London Institute of the Americas, discussed Brazil’s process of transitional justice.
WPR: What are the major steps Brazil has taken to account for the abuses of the dictatorship era? ...