Fighting Against Impunity: the Federal Prosecution Service and the Gomes Lund Case

Abstract

AbstractRecently, the Federal Prosecution Service has embraced the agenda of individual criminal accountability for human rights violations committed by the military dictatorship. This article aims to reconstruct such process of institutional change, analyzing the effects of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ ruling on the Gomes Lund case, and how it has favored a more progressive group of pro-compliance prosecutors.Key words: Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service; Gomes Lund; Inter-American Human Rights System; transitional justice