National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and Truth
The article aims to problematize the issues of memory and Transitional Justice from the context of the establishment of the Brazilian National Truth Commission – (CNV, in Portuguese). The disputes about what to remember, how to remember, and what to forget (or not to forget) can become very complex...
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| author | Ramon Rebouças Nolasco de Oliveira Rafael Lamera Giesta Cabral |
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| description | The article aims to problematize the issues of memory and Transitional Justice from the context of the establishment of the Brazilian National Truth Commission – (CNV, in Portuguese). The disputes about what to remember, how to remember, and what to forget (or not to forget) can become very complex in times of political polarization. By problematizing the Brazilian case between 2008 and 2014, we seek to highlight how the institution path of the CNV dealt with legislative and empirical obstacles around memory, history, forgetting, and resentment. Methodologically, the research used primary sources (legislative and judicial documents, reports, opinions) and secondary sources (specialized literature on the subject). Using the descriptive method, we present the Brazilian transitional context and the course of the CNV to demonstrate how the tension between resentment and the right to memory and the right to truth were organized by the Commission. While the outcome of the CNV Report is relevant, the accountability of human rights violators in Brazil is neutralized by the justice system. The promise of a public policy on memory remains in oblivion controlled by political elites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-63c656dafb56485bbe0c960342b4d2c62025-08-20T03:40:47ZengSello Editorial Universidad de MedellínOpinión Jurídica1692-25302248-40782021-11-012043 (especial)11314010.22395/ojum.v20n43a4National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and TruthRamon Rebouças Nolasco de Oliveira0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2445-6136Rafael Lamera Giesta Cabral1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6442-4924Federal University of Semi-arid Region (UFERSA), Mossoró, BrazilFederal University of Semi-arid Region (UFERSA), Mossoró, BrazilThe article aims to problematize the issues of memory and Transitional Justice from the context of the establishment of the Brazilian National Truth Commission – (CNV, in Portuguese). The disputes about what to remember, how to remember, and what to forget (or not to forget) can become very complex in times of political polarization. By problematizing the Brazilian case between 2008 and 2014, we seek to highlight how the institution path of the CNV dealt with legislative and empirical obstacles around memory, history, forgetting, and resentment. Methodologically, the research used primary sources (legislative and judicial documents, reports, opinions) and secondary sources (specialized literature on the subject). Using the descriptive method, we present the Brazilian transitional context and the course of the CNV to demonstrate how the tension between resentment and the right to memory and the right to truth were organized by the Commission. While the outcome of the CNV Report is relevant, the accountability of human rights violators in Brazil is neutralized by the justice system. The promise of a public policy on memory remains in oblivion controlled by political elites.https://revistas.udem.edu.co/index.php/opinion/article/view/3791/3318national truth commissionhuman rightstransitional justicememoryamnesty |
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| title | National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and Truth |
| title_full | National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and Truth |
| title_fullStr | National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and Truth |
| title_full_unstemmed | National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and Truth |
| title_short | National Truth Commission in Brazil: the Thread of History and the Right to Memory and Truth |
| title_sort | national truth commission in brazil the thread of history and the right to memory and truth |
| topic | national truth commission human rights transitional justice memory amnesty |
| url | https://revistas.udem.edu.co/index.php/opinion/article/view/3791/3318 |
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