Brazil announces compensation for dictatorship victim Vladimir Herzog
Summary
The Brazilian government has admitted responsibility for the murder of journalist Vladimir Herzog during the country’s dictatorship and agreed to compensate his family. Herzog, who died in 1975, was a victim of human rights abuses during the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. The government will pay his family 3 million Brazilian reais ($544,800), and Herzog's widow will receive retroactive pension payments.Key Facts
- The Brazilian government acknowledged its role in the murder of Vladimir Herzog, a journalist, during the dictatorship era.
- Herzog was killed in 1975 after being summoned by military officials; his death was falsely claimed to be a suicide.
- The government agreed to pay Herzog's family 3 million Brazilian reais ($544,800) as compensation.
- Herzog’s widow will receive retroactive pension payments of about $6,000 per month.
- During the dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, there were widespread human rights abuses, including arrests, torture, and disappearances.
- Herzog initially fled to the UK but returned to Brazil to work and was killed during this time.
- A rabbi found signs of torture on Herzog's body, contradicting the government's suicide claim.
- The dictatorship was responsible for an estimated 500 to 10,000 deaths, according to various experts.
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