The selection of Jorge Bergoglio as the next leader of the Catholic Church has reopened old wounds from Argentina’s past during the Dirty War. But some activists say Pope Francis shouldn’t be lumped in with church figures who supported the dictatorship.
Brazil was ruled by an abusive military dictatorship decades ago, like many other South American countries. But alone among its neighbors, Brazil has resisted efforts to confront and deal with that past. A new Truth Commission has been established to investigate, but no concrete actions are expected.
Brazil is among the latest countries in Latin America to create a truth commission to investigate abuses during the country’s military dictatorship. But as John Otis reports, there’s little confidence in Brazil that the truth commission will do much good.