Mario de Mello Mattos
Mário de Mello Mattos (born June 10, 1919 in Rio de Janeiro , † before 1995) was a Brazilian military and diplomat .
Life
Mário de Mello Mattos joined the Escola Militar de Realengo in 1940. He then attended the Escola de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficiais , the Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exérciton and attended a course of the Escola Superior de Guerra . He studied public relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro .
He was married to Lygia de Mello Mattos, their children are Vera Lúcia Souto Audi and Márcio de Mello Mattos.
In December 1940 he was admitted to the officer course, was in August 1941, 2 ° -Tenente , in October 1942, 1 ° -Tenente , in June 1945 Capitão , in June 1952 Major , in December 1960 lieutenant colonel in August 1965 Coronel , in November 1973 General-de-Brigada in March 1978 General-de-Divisão in November 1981 General-de-Exército .
From 1951 to 1953 and from 1956 to 1962 he taught at the Escola de Comando e Estado Maior do Exército . In 1953 and 1955 he instructed Brazilian military missions in Paraguay . From 1966 to 1968 he commanded the cadets of the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras . In 1965 and from 1968 to 1970 he was employed at the Escola Superior de Guerra. From 1970 to 1973 he commanded the l ° Regimento de Obuses 105 - Regimento Floriano in Rio de Janeiro. In 1973 he headed the Gabinete da Diretoria de Armamento e Munição (Office for Armaments and Ammunition). He commanded the Artilharia Divisionâria da 3 ° Divisão de Exército. He was chief of staff and headed the Defense Ministry's personnel department. In this function he was replaced by General Fernando Bethlem in 1984 and sent to Paraguay as ambassador. On September 23, 1985, the Archdiocese of São Paulo published "Brasil, nunca mais" a study of the use of torture in criminal proceedings by military courts from 1964 to 1979.
Mário de Mello Mattos was one of the 444 military personnel who could be named responsible for the torture.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1995/7/15/brasil/28.html
- ^ Eugênio José Guilherme de Aragão, Strategies for Enforcing Obligations under International Law , p. 15
- ↑ Lawrence Weschler, A Miracle, a Universe: Settling Accounts With Torturers , 1998, p. 76
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Ramos de Alencar |
List of Brazilian ambassadors in Paraguay June 6, 1984 to 1985 |
Alberto da Costa e Silva |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mello Mattos, Mário de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian military and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1995 |