October 2nd is an infamous date in Mexican history since it was on that day in 1968 that the Tlateloco massacre took place. Several hundred demonstrators were believed to have been killed by government troops in Mexico City only days before the Summer Olympics were to begin. The massacre would lead into a "dirty war" that was smaller in scope compared to later efforts in Argentina and Chile but would still be repressive against government opposition.
Nearly a quarter of a century after the Tlateloco massacre another mass killing would shock Brazilians.
1992 was a dark year for Brazil with the shameful resignation of President Fernando Collor de Mello and the senseless murder of actress Daniela Perez. Yet the lowest point was eighteen years ago today when 111 inmates were slain in the Carandiru Penitentiary. Military police were accused of killing most of the prisoners while trying to control a riot in the overpopulated facility. Ex-police chief Ubiratan Guimaraes was convicted in a 2001 trial where eyewitnesses and forensic experts claimed that troops killed inmates execution-style and even those who had surrendered. Guimaraes' conviction would be overturned in 2006 and no other officials since then have been punished for the Carandiru massacre.
Carandiru was demolished in 2002 and a public park currently sits on the site of what had once been South America's largest prison complex. The memories of the “biggest act of cowardice committed by the Brazilian State against the imprisioned population in the country's history” still lingers, as one blogger said in 2008.
The following video from VBS (via CNN) shows how former Carandiru guard Ronaldo Mazotto de Lima has saved thousands of pieces of evidence documenting the 1992 massacre. Some of the images in the clip are violent and Not Safe For Work though Mazotto believes that they are needed in order to preserve the infamy of Carandiru:
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good day
I am the prison guard Brazilian
Ronaldo Mazotto who worked at Carandiru House of Detention, and sediment all material to carry out the documentary "bloody memories" published by VBS.TV put all my collection to dispoisção to perform the documentary, I have over 1000 hours of video pictures muityas hundreds of objects and documents etc, and everything was picked by the staff of "Garapa" have been recording hours to perform the documentary.
but I never received a cent if you want, I know that the contract does not have any financial gain.
but now would like a contact to see if I could vbs.tv a bonus for your help and I did put my collection to disposal.
I would like an understanding of your lordship in helping this employee.
Any help will be very well received.
cultural support, etc.
and put myself available for any interest in my private collection for judging when required.
right to rely on his usual anticipate my understanding and I look agardecimentos
rmazotto@hotmail.com
Ronaldo Lima Mazotto
Rua: João José estretevão 245
Bairro: Bom Retiro
Cidade : Serra Azul - São Paulo
Cep 14230-000
Pais : Brasil
coloco a disposição qualquer interesse no meu acervo , para qualquer que seja o interessado .
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