Recently released records from Brazil’s notorious military dictatorship period revealed that Seleção legend Pelé was investigated by the junta.
Nearly 300,000 documents from the 1964-1985 regime were released on Monday and a file belonging to Edson Arantes di Nascimento, Pelé’s real name, was discovered.
The file reveals details of money transfers, newspaper article cutouts related to assaults on his home in 1973, and police reports on the former striker.
“It’s all public,” said São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin. “It is very important in terms of transparency and freedom of information for the families of victims during the dictatorship period.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff, a former rebel who was tortured and jailed by the dictatorship, last year put in place a commission to probe human rights abuses.
But she did not strike down the amnesty for those who committed crimes of repression, which has been in place since 1979.
CBF president Jose Maria Marin has also come under pressure for alleged links to the military junta after a petition was signed by over 50,000 people and personally delivered by Flamengo legend Romario.
Source: NDTV
