MPF uses the STJ to request the loss of public offices from the former military dictatorship

MPF uses the STJ to request the loss of public offices from the former military dictatorship


The service of federal public proceedings supports the imprescriptibility of the allowance actions and the responsibility for torture and crimes against humanity




The Federal Public Prosecution Service (MPF) appealed to the second jury of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) to review an individual decision by Minister Teodoro Silva Santos, who denied the request for loss of public offices of two former agents of the military dictatorship .

According to the official information of the portal of the Federal Public Procedure Service, the appeal is linked to the former commanders of the detachment of information operations for the internal defense operations (doi-codi) of the Brazilian army II in Sao Paul, between 1970 and 1976: Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra and Audir Santos Maciel, both deceased.

In the demonstration, the MPF claims that the law on the amnesty does not apply to these cases, considering that the acts of torture, murders and forced disappearances committed by former agents are crimes against humanity. In addition, it requires the recognition of the impressibility of the return of the compensation, underlining the responsibility of the State for the material damage caused by its agents.

The deputy attorney general, Aurelio Rios, argues that the permanence of individuals involved in serious violations of human rights in the public administration violates the principles of morality and legality. According to him, even after the death of Ustra and Maciel, the link with the public service must be interrupted, since their actions do not prescribe.

The legal battle on the responsibility of the agents of the dictatorship remains fierce, with the MPF defending not only the repair of the victims, but also the conviction of the state for the damages caused during the military regime

Source: Terra

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