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Witness History: How The Brazilian Dictatorship Made My Father Disappear

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How The Brazilian Dictatorship Made My Father Disappear

12/11/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, How The Brazilian Dictatorship Made My Father Disappear

Writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva remembers the day his father was taken by the military.

Former member of Congress Rubens Paiva was one of the first Brazilians to go missing during the dark years of military rule. His son explains how the family found out the truth.

On a hot summer day in 1971, six armed men invaded the house of former Congressman Rubens Paiva in Rio de Janeiro. He was taken from his wife and children, never to be seen again. Paiva was one of the most famous Brazilians to disappear during the military dictatorship. His son, writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva, tells how his family coped with decades of lies, uncertainty and, finally, the truth.

Photo: Rubens Paiva surrounded by his family (his son, Marcelo, is seated cross-legged). Credit: Family Archive

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