Brazilian Anti-Communist Alliance
The Brazilian Anti-Communist Alliance (AAB) was a far-right terrorist organization that operated during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He was responsible for several bomb attacks in 1976, including against the Brazilian Press Association, the Order of Attorneys of Brazil,[1] the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning[2] and the residence of journalist Roberto Marinho.[3]
Origin[edit]
In the early 1960s, the first anti-communist civil-military groups that used violent tactics emerged in Brazil, the main ones being the Anti-Communist Movement (MAC) and the Command for Hunting Communists (CCC). These groups practiced, still under the João Goulart government, acts of terrorism that extended until the early 1970s. At first, the focus of these groups was on stopping the advance of the left in Brazil, during the Cold War in that fear of communism was widespread.[4] After the Coup of 64, the focus shifted to the formation of "security communities" where civilians and military members of the official intelligence and repression bodies split into several paramilitary groups, including AAB,[5] to identify, pursue and torture opponents of the regime.[6] The AAB was inspired by the Argentine death squad Triple A.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ Gomes, Nardele. "Dia na História: atentados a bomba da Aliança Anticomunista Brasileira em 1976". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
- ^ "BOMBA EXPLODE EM CENTRO DE PESQUISA". Folha de S.Paulo. 5 September 1976. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "ATENTADOS CONTRA A REDEMOCRATIZAÇÃO". memoriaglobo.globo.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ Amaral, Marina (February 9, 2012). "Conversas com Mr. DOPS". Agência Pública. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
A intenção era "profissionalizar" a polícia brasileira – sobretudo os que lidavam com crimes políticos e sociais – para que barrassem o comunismo sob qualquer governo.
- ^ Eduardo González Calleja; Sophie Baby (2009). Olivier Compagnon (ed.). Violencia y transiciones políticas a finales del siglo XX: Europa del Sur - América Latina. p. 205. ISBN 9788496820319.
- ^ Horta, Maurício (28 September 2018). "Mito: "durante a Ditadura Militar, a tortura ocorreu só em casos isolados"". super.abril.com.br. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Chirio, Maud (2012). A política nos quartéis: Revoltas e protestos de oficiais na ditadura. Zahar. p. 188. ISBN 9788537807798.