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I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.

Top Cast

  • Carol Benjamin

    Carol Benjamin

    Self

  • César Benjamin

    César Benjamin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Iramaya Benjamin

    Iramaya Benjamin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Marianne Eyre

    Marianne Eyre

    Self

  • Dilma Rousseff

    Dilma Rousseff

    archive footage

  • João Figueiredo

    João Figueiredo

    archive footage

Overview

César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.

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