With support from the Commission on Dead and Missing Politicals-CEMDP, an investigation into the controversial accident that killed the former president is reopened to clarify the historical truth
The government of together with the Commission on Political Dead and Missing (CEMDP), decided to re-examine the tragic accident that resulted in the death of former President Juscelino Kubitschek in 1976. The incident occurred on the Dutra Highway, when the Opal vehicle, driven by the JK driver , collided with a trailer. Previous investigations attributed the cause of the accident to a bus with a bus, but new evidence raises the possibility of a political attack.
Between 2013 and 2019, a civil inquiry from He analyzed the case and ruled out the hypothesis of collision with the bus. However, the lack of concrete evidence prevented the confirmation of an attack. The engineer and expert Sergio Ejzenberg, who was consulted by the MPF, concluded that the collision theory was not sustained, which motivated the reopening of the investigation by the Lula administration.
The decision to reopen the case was driven by the Ejzenberg report and the request of former Councilman Gilberto Natalini. The main objective of this new investigation is to clarify the historical truth about the accident, without the forecast of financial compensation for those involved. Ejzenberg’s report also indicated that the possibility of mechanical sabotage was not unreasonable, although the destruction of the vehicle by the dictatorship agents made it difficult to elucidate the facts.
a political figure of great relevance was seen as a threat by the military, who feared his candidacy in the 1978 elections. Operation Condor, an action supported by It aimed to eliminate political opponents in Latin America. Lawyer Lea Vidigal emphasizes that, in a regime that hidden evidence, it is up to the state to demonstrate its innocence regarding the alleged murder of JK.
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