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Main Author: Mariana Joffily
Format: Artículo científico
Language:es
Published: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos 2014
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=579866790013
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contents Honoring repression: the award of the Peacemaker’s Medal to state agents involved in security (1964-1985) Mariana Joffily Maud Chirio Historia Peacemaker’s Medal political repression Military dictatorship The article analyzes the awarding of the Peacemaker’s Medal to state officials involved in political repression in Brazil during the military dictatorship. The study aims to understand the characteristics of the medal and the criteria for awarding it, the justifications, the number of members of the intelligence community who were decorated and the time point when the medal was awarded during the period. For this purpose, the list of recipients was cross-referenced with the records produced by ex-political prisoners and human rights groups who denounced state agents for acts of torture. The article’s conclusion is that the number of medals awarded to agents of repression is only a small percentage of the total. However, it is considerably higher in the case of the more prestigious category, “with Distinction”. In addition, it shows that those state agents were decorated because of their involvement in political persecution, in spite of having violated human rights. 2014 artículo científico 2236-1782 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=579866790013 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5798 História Unisinos application/pdf Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos História Unisinos (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.18
format Artículo científico
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publishDate 2014
publisher Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
spellingShingle Honoring repression: the award of the Peacemaker’s Medal to state agents involved in security (1964-1985)
Mariana Joffily
Historia
Peacemaker’s Medal
political repression
Military dictatorship
Honoring repression: the award of the Peacemaker’s Medal to state agents involved in security (1964-1985) Mariana Joffily Maud Chirio Historia Peacemaker’s Medal political repression Military dictatorship The article analyzes the awarding of the Peacemaker’s Medal to state officials involved in political repression in Brazil during the military dictatorship. The study aims to understand the characteristics of the medal and the criteria for awarding it, the justifications, the number of members of the intelligence community who were decorated and the time point when the medal was awarded during the period. For this purpose, the list of recipients was cross-referenced with the records produced by ex-political prisoners and human rights groups who denounced state agents for acts of torture. The article’s conclusion is that the number of medals awarded to agents of repression is only a small percentage of the total. However, it is considerably higher in the case of the more prestigious category, “with Distinction”. In addition, it shows that those state agents were decorated because of their involvement in political persecution, in spite of having violated human rights. 2014 artículo científico 2236-1782 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=579866790013 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5798 História Unisinos application/pdf Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos História Unisinos (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.18
title Honoring repression: the award of the Peacemaker’s Medal to state agents involved in security (1964-1985)
topic Historia
Peacemaker’s Medal
political repression
Military dictatorship
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=579866790013