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Brazil: Rousseff Granted Amnesty and Awarded Reparations
- On May 22, 2025, Brazil’s Amnesty Commission acknowledged Dilma Rousseff’s persecution during the military dictatorship and granted her reparations in Rio de Janeiro.
- Rousseff's amnesty request, filed in 2002, faced initial denial in 2022 under Bolsonaro's administration before her successful appeal led to the commission's reversal.
- Starting in 1970, Rousseff was held in custody and subjected to systematic torture for almost three years due to her resistance against the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985.
- The commission awarded her R$100,000 for the unjust dismissal from a public institution and issued a formal apology acknowledging state atrocities against her and others.
- This marks the first time the federal government has officially recognized a former head of state as having been subjected to torture, highlighting Brazil’s continuing efforts to address its authoritarian history.
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Brazil: Rousseff granted amnesty and awarded reparations
Former President Dilma Rousseff has been found eligible by Brazil’s Amnesty Commission, which also issued an apology for her persecution and torture during the military dictatorship (1964–1985). She will receive R$ 100,000 (US$ 17,700) in reparations for her dismissal from the Economics and Statistics Foundation (FEE) in Rio Grande do Sul state in 1977.
Dilma Rousseff Will Be Compensated for the Torture She Suffered During the Brazilian Military Dictatorship
Brazil’s former president Dilma Rousseff received on Thursday a petition for apology, a political amnesty and compensation from the government for the torture she suffered during the military dictatorship. Rousseff was arrested between 1970 and 1972, at 22 years of age, by the military in the guerrilla organization Vanguardia Armada Revolucionaria Palmares (VAR-Palmares) of resistance to the military regime, and was subjected to violent torture …
Brazil Grants Former President Dilma Rousseff Compensation for Dictatorship Torture
Brazil’s Amnesty Commission officially recognized former President Dilma Rousseff as a political victim on May 22, 2025. The commission awarded her 100,000 reais ($17,720) for torture endured during military rule. Rousseff filed her compensation request in 2002 when the commission formed. The process stalled while she served as minister and president from 2003 to 2016. […]
Brazil Recognizes Former President Dilma Rousseff as a Victim of Dictatorship and Compensation
The governmental commission of Brazil that analyzes the cases of political persecution of the dictatorship has recognized this Thursday the former president Dilma Rousseff, 77 years old and president, as a victim of the dictatorship, has asked for forgiveness on behalf of the State and has granted her compensation of 100,000 reais (17,500 dollars). Rousseff, who belonged to a guerrilla that fought the military regime, was imprisoned at 22 years.…
Compensation for Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for Torture During Dictatorship
In 1970, 22-year-old Dilma Rousseff, who would later become Brazil’s first female president, was arrested for her opposition to Brazil’s military government. She spent three years in prison and was tortured. Forty years after the end of that dictatorship, a commission from Brazil’s Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship awarded her 100,000 reais (15,800 euros) in compensation, according to Brazilian television network TV Globo.
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