O direito a verdade versus o esquecimento: o julgamento da Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental Nº 153, à luz das dimensões políticas da justiça de transição e dos direitos e garantias fundamentais da Constituição Federal de 1988

Abstract

As can be seen in the history of political and institutional transitions occurred in Brazil , the construction of the national democratic reality , not always occurred within a context in which the fundamental rights and guarantees were observed and respected by established authorities. Actually, the transition periods were not able to stop the advance of power by dominant groups in order to provide the popular sectors greater democratic participation in the construction of the Brazilian political and legal system. Therefore, this paper demonstrates, based on the judgment of ADPF 153 by the Supreme Court, like the brazilian state authorities are still hostages of dominant interests at the expense of a broader action in favor of the lower classes. To better understand what it is that judgment, it is demonstrated that the goal of ADPF 153 was require interpretation according to the Constitution the law 6.683/79, which granted amnesty to end the dictatorship both those who acted on behalf of the regime, such as those countered if the military government. The purpose of making the interpretation according to the Constitution of that law had the intention to exclude from the amnesty process the agents of repression who committed numerous crimes in favor of the dictatorial government, with a view that can never be configured as political crimes, considering that these are behaviors that violate human rights. Although it has served to broaden the debate, the trial ADPF 153 exposed the existing bonds in Brazilian institutions in respect to confronting issues of class, since the military regime in Brazil was characterized as the imposition of a government whose main purpose was to protect the interests of dominant groups who were threatened with the implementation of social policies occurred by labor leaders during the 1950s and 1960s. In this context, it is essential to demonstrate the need to build a suitable transitional justice to the consolidation of a democratic regime, by filing its dimensions and prosecution of criminal prosecution against those who committed crimes against humanity during the period in which the military were in power. For that, it is necessary to recognize the impact of international human rights treaties over domestic law, so that it is possible to implement measures that seek the ultimate breakup of the most authoritarian stage of history. Furthermore, this study, despite observing the maintenance of an authoritarian state bias in driving, even after the return of civilian government to power, also aims to analyze the small steps that can be checked with respect to the policies adopted in relation to victims of the dictatorship, such as facilitation payments arising from civil reparations. Finally, it notes the need to build on the limitations of the judiciary, a transitional process with the participation of groups representing the demands of civil society, as collective actors that are represented by social movements and the political leaders who are committed to democratic development.