Anistia: transição para a democracia no Brasil e na Argentina, sob a ótica da história global

Abstract

Research on amnesties in Brazil and Argentina, guided by the newest trend of historical facts’ study, Global History. Throughout the work, arguments from both sides of the debate in the two countries are presented. The analysis of the international influences in the transitions to democracy in both nations is emphasized in the entire work. Initially, a study about the evolution of historians’ schools of thought is performed, in order to achieve a better understanding of the Global History theory. Afterwards, the amnesty discussion in Brazil is presented, focusing on the international dimensions of the debate, including the Brazilian Supreme Court judgment about the brazilian amnesty law. Subsequently, the debate about amnesty in Argentina is introduced, also focusing on the international framework, presenting the Argentine Supreme Court decision about the matter. Finally, the conclusion drawn is that Brazil needs to change its view about transitional justice and that the differences between the brazilian and the argentinian transitional justice models are due to peculiar characteristics of both societies and to a better acceptance of international law by Argentina.