US EditionBrazil: Rousseff Granted Amnesty and Awarded Reparations
- On May 22, 2025, Brazil’s Amnesty Commission acknowledged Dilma Rousseff as a victim of political persecution and approved compensation for the suffering she endured during the military dictatorship.
- This recognition followed Rousseff's years-long amnesty claim process, initially filed in 2002, which was denied in 2022 under Bolsonaro's administration but later successfully appealed.
- During Brazil's military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, Rousseff was imprisoned and subjected to torture for nearly three years, and she was also removed from her position at the Foundation for Economics and Statistics in Rio Grande do Sul.
- The commission apologized for the dictatorship's atrocities, awarded Rousseff 100,000 reais for her suffering, and acknowledged the enduring impact beyond physical scars.
- This ruling overturns an earlier denial and marks the inaugural official acknowledgment at the national level of a former president as someone who suffered torture, carrying both symbolic importance and financial implications amid Brazil’s ongoing efforts to come to terms with 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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