Family will receive new death certificate for Herzog.
In the new document, the cause of death of the journalist will be listed as "injuries and mistreatment suffered during interrogation at the 2nd Army headquarters (DOI-Codi)," formally replacing the false version of "mechanical asphyxiation by hanging," disseminated by the dictatorship in 1975.
Next Friday, March 15th, at 12 pm, the Herzog family will receive, in a public ceremony, the new death certificate of journalist Vladimir Herzog. The official delivery will take place at the headquarters of the Institute of Geosciences of the University of São Paulo (USP), by the coordinator of the National Truth Commission, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro.
In the new document, the cause of death will be listed as "injuries and mistreatment suffered during interrogation at the 2nd Army headquarters (DOI-Codi)," formally replacing the false version of "mechanical asphyxiation by hanging," disseminated by the dictatorship in 1975.
"This is an achievement that paves the way for other families to obtain new death certificates for relatives who were tortured. It is confirmation that the Brazilian civil state recognizes its historical failings," emphasizes Ivo Herzog, Vlado's son. The event is part of a series of tributes that will also commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of USP Geology student Alexandre Vannuchi Leme, a victim of repression and killed in the facilities of the 2nd Army (DOI-Codi).
The ceremony is part of a public event to be held by the Amnesty Commission of the Ministry of Justice in São Paulo to recognize the status of political amnesty recipient for student Alexandre Vannuchi Leme. On that occasion, a symbolic trial of the student's case will be held, followed by an official apology. Alexandre was killed on March 17, 1973, at the age of 22.
Vladimir Herzog Institute