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Jorge Oliveira helped distribute Ustra’s book among Bolsonaro supporters
Jorge Oliveira helped Jair Bolsonaro buy copies of a book by Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra and pass them to supporters.
Ustra commanded a military unit that was a major torture centre during Brazil’s dictatorship, and a court later recognized him as a torturer.
Bolsonaro praised Ustra and promoted his memoir.
Oliveira is now a possible pick for Brazil’s Supreme Court in a future Flávio Bolsonaro government.
Jorge Oliveira helped distribute former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s preferred book by military officer Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra to Bolsonaro supporters.
Oliveira, now a minister of Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts, was Bolsonaro’s envoy to buy copies from Ustra’s widow, according to her account.
Ustra commanded a major torture center during Brazil’s military dictatorship and was later recognized by a court as a torturer.
Bolsonaro praised Ustra and promoted his memoir, A Verdade Sufocada.
Oliveira is among the names considered for a Supreme Court appointment in a possible government led by Flávio Bolsonaro.
- Who
- Jorge Oliveira helped distribute the book; the account identifies him as a former aide to Jair Bolsonaro.
- What
- He bought copies of Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra’s memoir for distribution among Bolsonaro supporters.
- When
- The article does not state when Oliveira made the purchases.
- Where
- The purchases were made at Ustra’s widow’s home in Brasília.
- Why
- Bolsonaro wanted copies to distribute among supporters and insisted on paying for them.
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A Verdade Sufocada
Ustra commanded the DOI-Codi of the 2nd Army in São Paulo.
Bolsonaro honored Ustra while voting to open impeachment proceedings against Dilma Rousseff.
Bolsonaro said A Verdade Sufocada was his bedside book.
Oliveira served as minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency under Bolsonaro.
Folha published its account of Oliveira’s role in buying and distributing Ustra’s book.
- Book
- A Verdade Sufocada
- Book’s author
- Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra
- Purchase location
- Ustra’s widow’s home in Brasília
- Oliveira’s government role
- Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, 2019–2020
- Ustra’s command
- DOI-Codi of the 2nd Army, São Paulo, September 1970–January 1974
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