Sérgio Paranhos Fleury
| Sérgio Fernando Paranhos Fleury | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1933 Niterói, Brazil |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Ilhabela, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation | Police deputy |
| Employer | Department of Political and Social Order |
| Known for | Neutralizing terrorist Carlos Marighella |
Sérgio Fernando Paranhos Fleury (19 May 1933– 1 May 1979) was a Brazilian police deputy during the Brazilian military government. He was chief of DOPS, the Brazilian so called "Department for Political and Social Order", that had a major role during the years of the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Activities
He became know for his participation in torture and extrajudicial killings during the Brazilian military dictatorship. Several reports of prisoners and witnesses testimonies,indicate that he consistently used the torture during interrogations at the time of the military regime.[1][2][3]
Fleury himself, was directly involved in the sessions of torture of Tito de Alencar Lima, known as Friar Tito, a catholic friar who fought against the military regime in Brazil.[4][5]
Besides using torture, Fleury was investigated and denounced by Prosecutors Hélio Bicudo and Dirceu de Mello for murders committed by the The Death Squadron. He was appointed by the Public Prosecutor of São Paulo as the main leader of The Death Squadron responsible for inumerous extrajudicial killings in Brazil. Although convicted, he did not serve time.[6]
His biography by brazilian jornalist Percival de Souza, title "Autópsia do Medo", details his involvement with torture and several extrajudicial killings.[7][8] He was chosen as the deputy of the year two times, in 1974 and 1976, and received an award from the governor Abreu Sodré in 1969.
He was responsible for the killing of communist leader Carlos Marighella in 1969, and for the attack against those called terrorists by the military regime, some members of the Communist Party of Brazil in 1976.
Death and legacy
According to his wife, he drowned off his boat on 1 May 1979.
A street in the city of São Carlos was named after him until 2009 when protests resulted in legislation that changed the name of the street to Frei Tito.[9][10][11]
See Also
References
- ↑ Linha Direta Justiça - Envolvidos - Rede Globo- (Portuguese), accessdate: 5/3/2015
- ↑ ISTOÉ Independente - Brasil- (Portuguese), accessdate: 5/3/2015
- ↑ Em São Paulo, operação tenta tirar nomes da ditadura das ruas - Jornal O Globo- (Portuguese), accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ Baptism of Blood (Batismo de Sangue) | 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival | Helvécio Ratton | Brazil, accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ Frei Tito memorial on-line (Portuguese), accessdate: 5/3/2015
- ↑ LAB - Brazil's Truth Commission, accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ Percival de Souza — OAB SP, accessdate: 5/3/2015
- ↑ Autópsia do medo: vida e morte do delegado Sérgio Paranhos Fleury - Percival de Souza - Google Books, accessdate: 5/3/2015
- ↑ Rua Frei Tito, a antiga Rua denominada Doutor Sérgio Fleury | Diário Oficial da Lapa (por CARLOS MINNITI), accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ Torturador na via pública | piauí_20 [revista piauí (Portuguese)], accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ São Paulo tem 29 ruas com referência a militares ou à ditadura - Política - Estadão (Portuguese), accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ Brazil Shatters Its Wall of Silence on the Past | International Center for Transitional Justice, accessdate: 5/4/2015
- ↑ Comissão Nacional da Verdade: Página Inicial - CNV - Comissão Nacional da Verdade, accessdate: 5/4/2015
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