Carandiru

2nd October 1992: 111 inmates were killed in a massacre at 9th Pavilion of this penitentiary in Sao Paulo.

20 years later, no one of the riot police force was arrested; not even Col. Ubiratan Guimaraes, who was in charge of the raid. In fact, he was tried and convicted for murdering 102 prisoners, but NEVER went to jail.

As in Brazil everything end in nothing, he was even elected federal deputy later, before dying (under unclear circumstances in 2006). Surely, the 56,155 votes which he got were not from victim's families.

I'm not from Human Rights, but I'm against injustice. Although all international repercussion, we all know it'll come to nothing, as usual. Unfortunatelly.

Actually, the only positive consequence of this episode is the movie Carandiru, by the argentine director Hector Babenco - a masterpiece of our cinema! I just (re)watched it and I sincerely recommend.

Here, one of my my favorite scenes, with Rita Cadillac. Read also a little more.