Brasil: Nunca Mais Digital — Newspaper Collections

Brasil: Nunca Mais Digital — Newspaper Collections

Media coverage; censorship; political repression; torture; death squads; Brazilian dictatorship

This digital archive compiles newspaper coverage of repression in Brazil from both domestic and international outlets, including Folha de S. Paulo and Jornal do Brasil. Articles document cases of torture, political imprisonment, and death squad activity, often highlighting the persistence of violence despite official denials.

These reports reveal the tension between censorship and exposure: while the military regime restricted information, evidence of abuses still circulated nationally and globally. Coverage often framed victims in terms of crime or subversion, reflecting broader narratives that shaped public perception.

Brasil: Nunca Mais Project; World Council of Churches; archival and research institutions

Brasil: Nunca Mais Digital Archive

Ministério Público Federal (Brazil) and partner institutions

Original materials: 1970s–1980s; digitized collection (21st century)

Journalists; newspaper editors; human rights researchers; archival staff

Digital archive made available for public research and educational purposes; rights may vary by individual newspaper article

Part of the broader Brasil: Nunca Mais project documenting human rights abuses during the dictatorship

Digital archive; scanned newspaper articles (PDF/images)

Portuguese (primarily); some international sources in English/Spanish

Newspaper collection; digital archive

Brazil (national); 1970s–1980s during the military dictatorship

https://bnmdigital.mpf.mp.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=DOC_BNM&pesq=death+squad.