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Messianic Megalomania. Some of the stories may well be exaggerations or fabrications. As one radical who surrendered himself to police earlier this month put it, the really hard-core terrorists are gripped by a "messianic megalomania." Conceivably, they would not hesitate to lie in order to discredit the Brazilian government. A statement from Brazil's presidential palace insisted: "There is no torture in our prisons. Also, there are no political prisoners." Yet President Emílio Garrastazú Médici has specifically advised his underlings that torture is not to be tolerated...
...With Brazilian inventiveness, the victims have devised grimly apt names for the various torture techniques. One of the most widely practiced is called the pau de arara, or parrot's perch. The victim's wrists are tied together and slipped over his knees. After a rod is inserted between his knees and arms, the prisoner is hoisted into the air, where he hangs helplessly, head down. Using electric coils, the torturers shock the victim on the genitals and anus...
Recently, anti-Brazilian protesters in Paris displayed a papier-mâché Christ figure with a tube down its throat and wires attached to parts of its body...
...State Department has also expressed concern, partly because Brazil has received close to $1 billion in AID funds since the 1964 military takeover, some of it in the form of technical advice for Brazilian policemen...
...well-wishers at the airport in Brasilia, the country's inland capital, Pelé told them that the cup victory was "the greatest moment of my life." He believed it, and so did the fans, who delight in Pelé's every triumph. The victory provided the Brazilians with a chance to resort to their natural safety valve: the Carnaval. This spontaneous outburst, as Brazilian psychologists have observed, gives the torn and fragmented nation an opportunity to coalesce in a common cause and experience a common...