Understand the law that grants “forgiveness” to persecuted politicians
Summary
Dilma Rousseff has been recognized as amnesty politician by the Amnesty Commission, due to the violations suffered in the military dictatorship and will receive compensation of $ 100,000.
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Former president Dilma Rousseff was recognized as a political amnesty on Thursday 22, by the Commission of Amnestia di Dittorura. This type of “forgiveness” was granted due to the violations of human rights it suffered during the regime.
Dilma was arrested at the age of 22 in 1970 and accused of having committed the crime of “subversion” for having joined a left group against the dictatorship (1964-85).
During the arrest, he was subjected to several turtle sessions in San Paolo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
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She was sentenced to six years and a month in prison, but was reduced, being free in 1972.
In 2002, 30 years after his capture, the economist presented a request for amnesty, but was suspended between 2003 and 2016, while he was Minister of State and President of the Republic.
In 2022, the Minister of Government of Bolsonaro Damares Alves denied the request. Dilma appealed the following year and, after more than 53 years, was recognized as an amnesty.
What does it mean to be amnesty
Amnesty’s law (6.683/1979) was signed on August 28, 1979 by the then president João Baptista Figueiredo, who grants forgiveness to persecuted politicians, the subversive so called.
The device approved by the congress of the time and that “left” the redemocratization of the country “forgiven” all the political crimes committed against the military government. He was granted to all those who, between 2 September 1961 and 15 August 1979:
- They were persecuted by the regime;
- which opposed the dictatorship;
- exiled and banned by the military government;
- Defendants who had cases in military courts.
The Amnesty Commission – which judged the case of Dilma – was created by law no. 10,559/2002 and is directly linked to the Ministry of State for Human Rights and Citizenship. It aims to analyze the requirements of amnesty that “unequivocal evidence of the facts relating to the persecution suffered, exclusively political”.
According to the EstadãoWith the law on the amnesty, until December last year, 4,514 members of the armed forces were contemplated, that is, also the military accused of crimes during the dictatorship had granted forgiveness.
Indemnity
Those who have been persecuted by the dictatorship can be entitled to compensation.
The Federal Court of the Federal District had already formally recognized the political persecution that dilves in February 2023. At the time, the payment of an indemnity of $ 400,000 was determined in a single episode, as moral damage.
However, the official body responsible for the repair policy is the amnesty committee. Therefore, the case should pass.
During the session, the President of the Collegiate said that the case of Dilma is “symbolic” and declared that the decision helps to strengthen debates on justice, memory and truth in Brazil.
The compensation of $ 100,000 is the ceiling established by the Commission. The amount must be paid in a single installment or up to R $ 2,000 per month, according to the rules approved in 2023.
Source: Terra
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