The Most Dangerous Man in the Country; Filinto Müller of Brazil

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Political control & freedoms

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Wordery

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International academic publish

The Most Dangerous Man in the Country; Filinto Müller of Brazil : Peter Lang : 9781433178825 : 1433178826 : 22 Dec 2020 : "Filinto Mèuller was the most despised police chief in Brazilian history and later a detested senator. Mèuller bore the brunt of many accusations of police wrongdoing owing to charges by yellow-journalist David Nasser. This volume examines the totality of Mèuller's life and is the result of 11 years of research in which 66,704 documents, 500 newspapers clippings, and 165 visual items were examined. Numerous interviews were likewise conducted. This work has uncovered little archival evidence to substantiate direct charges against Mèuller. This book argues that Mèuller was responsible for the invention of modern-day death squads, the first of their kind in the Americas"--

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