THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON THE NATIONAL TRUTH COMMISSION IN THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

This article analyzes the parliamentary debate held at the Brazilian National Congress on the National Commission of Truth (CNV), from the presentation of the project of its creation, in 2011, until the conclusion of its activities, in 2014. The corpus consists of 512 pronouncements, of which 416 were presented by deputies and 96 by senators. The theoretical framework focuses on studies of memory policies and transitional justice. In the debate, the voice of the left parties, favorable to the CNV, prevailed, while the right parties used the silence strategy. Only two army-related lawmakers were against the CNV. While recognizing the importance of the committee’s final report, most (left-wing) parliamentarians considered the work insufficient because the commission was based on the search for truth and memory, but avoided doing justice by punishing the torturers.

本文分析了巴西国民议会围绕全国真相委员会（National Commission of Truth，CNV）展开的议会辩论，时间跨度为2011年该委员会设立提案提交至2014年其活动终结。本研究语料库包含512份发言，其中416份由联邦众议员提交，96份由联邦参议员提交。本研究的理论框架聚焦于记忆政策与转型正义（transitional justice）研究。此次辩论中，支持该委员会的左翼政党声音占据主导地位，而右翼政党则采取了沉默策略。仅有两名与军方相关的议员反对该委员会。尽管多数（左翼）议员认可该委员会最终报告的重要意义，但他们普遍认为其工作存在不足：该委员会虽以探寻真相与留存记忆为核心宗旨，却未通过惩处酷刑实施者来实现正义。