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The most aggressive set of repressive measures took place during the period between 1968 and 1978, called the "Years of Lead" (Anos de Chumbo). The repressive characteristic of the regime, however, was present in Brazilian society throughout the military rule. [50]
Years of Lead (Brazil), period of state violence against dissidents under the military dictatorship of Emílio Garrastazu Médici from 1968 to 1974 Years of Lead (Italy), period of far-right and far-left anti-Democratic terrorism in Italy from 1968–1988
The 1964–1985 military dictatorship in Brazil engaged in censorship of media, artists, journalists, and others it deemed "subversive", "dangerous", or "immoral". [1] [2] The political system installed by the 1964 coup d'état also set out to censor material that went against what it called moral e bons costumes ('morality and good manners'). [3]
During his administration, the country experienced the so-called "Economic Miracle", characterized by a 55.84% growth in GDP (an average of 11.16% per year) and a 42.15% increase in per capita income (an average of 8.43% per year). However, this period also saw the external debt triple and income inequality increase.
The early years of the Brazilian Miracle had sustainable growth and borrowing. However, the 1973 oil crisis made the military government increasingly borrow from international lenders, and the debt became unmanageable. By the end of the decade, Brazil had the largest debt in the world: about US$92 billion. [8]
Nadolenco spent the following 10 years on one of the wildest legal adventures of his career. Read more: Lode of contention on gem Brazil enlisted Nadolenco's firm, Mayer Brown, to assist in ...
An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald was smuggled out of the South ...
In Brazil, the use of torture – either as a means of obtaining evidence through confession or as a form of punishment for prisoners – dates back to colonial times. [3] A legacy of the Inquisition , torture never ceased to be applied in Brazil during the 322 years of the colonial period, nor later, during the 67 years of the Empire and the ...