IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Brazilian dictator arrests 500

Socialist Challenge No. 3, 23 June 1977 · p. 12 of the scan · 262 words

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page 12 of the scan

ME Front Marking cordere London Mo Beer silent peake CARM, 13 Cieve Roed, London NW on Beers London wet. Pridey FIVE HUNDRED students have been arrested and an opposition the Braziban dictatorship's lates crackdown.

The students weredelegates at an assembly of college faculties fron restoration of democratic rights. The Geisel Government is trying, SO 1ar wuDOur success to reviM Union of Students.

It a a last-ditch bid to stop the the end of National workers movement From a correspondent revival of the student opposition which already threatens to spread inta the workers movement. O the eight oppositionists arrested al April Incloding members of the Wockers League the Brazilian supporters of the Fourth International — a number HOIC MINE BE THE ICES MIE But repression on its own has not worked The eight have Coon the focus of a mass campaign which even the latest acrests have doneumeto stop Geisel bas also clamped down on the only legal opposition, tb (MDB). MDB leader Marco Srito has been removed from his seat in ing a speech which the Govern ment cinims was a paraphrase of a both whom disap peared outside the country and the eight youme Santanc workers whose case was public ised in Red Weekdy carlier this Messages of support can be sent directly to the hunger strik of Menuel Balbon, ers, Edificio Naciones Unidas, Vita Santiago, Chile, The Chile Solidarity Campaign is also asking supporters to send telegrams to Kurt Waldheim, LIN genera ecretary, UN Plaza, New York 1001, calling for an investigation into the cases of the disappeared

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