The period of military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985) following the 1964 coup has always inspired a part of the most right-wing population with vigorous nostalgia for a supposed “golden age”. Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have never ceased to proclaim their admiration for the rich times of the junta, even finding that it had not been cruel and radical enough with its opponents. The rage of this tropical neo-fascism drew renewed violence after the public hearings of the National Truth Commission (CNV) which began its work in 2012 under the leadership of the president at the time, Dilma Rousseff.
Until then, the commissions set up in 1995 and 2001 had given voice and recognition to the victims but did not name a culprit. It was not until the CNV report in 2014 that the kidnappings, torture and executions were designated as the result of state policy with a list of nearly 400 officials incriminated at several levels. This memory of the dictatorship and the silence that covered it over the long term came back in force in the country with the release in November ofI'm Still Here
