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Title	Brazil: Information on the treatment of Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) members or organizers by police, military and/or government
Publisher	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Country	Brazil
Publication Date	1 October 1992
Citation / Document Symbol	BRA12021
Cite as	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Brazil: Information on the treatment of Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) members or organizers by police, military and/or government, 1 October 1992, BRA12021, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6aaca8.html [accessed 31 May 2012]
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Brazil: Information on the treatment of Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) members or organizers by police, military and/or government

Please find attached some documents that provide information related to this subject.

According to Amnesty International Urgent Action, Antonio Rodrigues de Amorim, former parliamentary candidate of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and president of the Rural Workers Union of Taua, has received death threats, and an attempt was made on his life (22 July 1991). Notimex reported that a representative of the PT for Sao Paolo by the name of Dirceau, has received anonymous threats (30 June 1992).

A recent report from Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television states that the Worker's Party or Partidos dos Trabalhadores is leading elections in six capitals, including Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and Goiania (4 Oct. 1992).

Additional and/or corroborative information is not currently available to the DIRB.

References

Amnesty International. 22 July 1991. Urgent Action. (AI Index: AMR 19/21/91). London: Amnesty International. Notimex. 30 June 1992. "Corruption Scandal Escalates in Brazil." (NEXIS)

Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television [in Portugese]. 4 October 1992. "Trends in Municipal Elections Reported." (FBIS-LAT-92-193 5 Oct. 1992, p. 27)

Attachments

Amnesty Intenational. 22 July 1991. Urgent Action. (AI Index: AMR 19/21/91). London: Amnesty International.

Latin America Newsletters. 17 May 1990. Latin American Special Reports. "Hopes Fade for Alliance of Left." (NEXIS)

Notimex. 30 June 1992. "Corruption Scandal Escalates in Brazil." (NEXIS)

Pacific Press Ltd. 7 November 1991. The Vancouver Sun. "Democratic Brazil Less Bleek." (NEXIS)

Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television [in Portugese]. 4 October 1992. "Trends in Municipal Elections Reported." (FBIS-LAT-92-193 5 Oct. 1992, p. 27)

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