DETENTION OF ARGENTINE SOCIALIST LEADER CAUSING SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS WITHIN BRAZIL - 1978/08/30

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06701366
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: August 30, 1978

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1. ON 22 AUGUST 1978 THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS DETACHHENT
DOTI OF THE SECOND ARMY ARRESTED TirEINTv�TNO PERSONS NHO PERE
ATTENDING OR ABOUT TO ATTEND & SIX:LUST um1Tv vEETING IN SAO
PAULO. TME PURPOSE OF 10E GATHERIN;, ft&S ATTENDED BY ABOUT
ISO PERSONS. &AS TO DISCJSS THE PROTIUM IN FORmING A LEGAL BRA.
ZIL/AN SOCIALIST PARTY. SOME OF THE PARTICIPATING ',ENDERS BE.
LONGED TO OuTLA.40 BRAZILIAN POLITICAL GROUPS. SUCH AS THE 9.IGA
OPERARIAN. A TROTSKYITE ORGANIZATION. AFTER MAKING THE ARRESTS.
THE 001 OFFICIALS TURNED THOSE ARRESTED OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ORDER (DM) OF THE SAO PAULO STATE
POLICE.
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mALF OF THOSE ARRESTED NAVE SEEN RELEASED.
2. ONE OF THOSE ARRESTED. HUGO wIGuELBRESSAN O.
Au ARGENTM SOCIALIST LEADER, HAS CREATED A SERIOUS HUNAN
RIGHTS PROFLEIC FOR TME bRAZILIAN GOVERNHENT. SENIOR OFFICIALS OF
THE NATIONAL PeTELLIGENCE SERVICE (SRI) IN BRASILIA, IRCLUDING
GENERAL OCIAvIO AGuIAR DEvErEI.7 L, S. HEAO or TE
AmO GENERAL NEm1 OMARALiJO DE OLIvEIRLEc4La, -itAO OF THE
BRASILIA CE%TRAL AGENCY. AANT TO EXPEL BRESSANO AND NANO HIP OVER
TO THE ARGENTINE MILITARY AUTHORITIES. ON 29 AUGUST. GUY P R I 64.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMPISSION FOR REFUGEES, BASED IN BUENOS
AIRES. VISITED SAO PAULO POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND DEMANDED THAT THE
BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES EITHER RELEASE BRESSANO In BRAZIL OR sEnp
4104 OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO EUROPE. HE TOLD OOPS OFFICIALS THAT
BRESSANO WOULD BE KILLED IF TURNED OvER TO ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES.
3. Don oFFIcIALs IN SAO PAULO ARE AAAITIN; ORDERS FROM
1 BRASILIA ON HOm TO PROCEED IN THIS CASE. THEY ARE FEARFUL THAT
ARGENTINE TERRORIST GROUPS MAY ATTEMPT A KIDNAPPING IN ARGENT/NA
OR BRAZIL ITHIN THE NEXT FEA DAYS IN ORDER TO FORCE TIE BRAZILIAN
AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE BRESSANO.
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