Brazil's Ilha Grande Penitentiary: Former political prisoner Fernando Gabeira speaks скачать в хорошем качестве

Brazil's Ilha Grande Penitentiary: Former political prisoner Fernando Gabeira speaks

Ilha Grande is a tropical island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro popular for its pristine beaches and untouched forests but also known for the infamous prison used in the 1960s and 1970s to hold the enemies of the military leadership. READ THE FULL STORY: https://america.cgtn.com/?p=535768   It was shut down and partially demolished in 1994. What’s left standing is now a museum dedicated to the memory of the prisoners once held here.    Former member of Parliament Fernando Gabeira was one of them - jailed and tortured for a few months here in 1970,  a couple of years after his armed leftist group kidnapped American Ambassador Charles Elbrick and successfully exchanged his life for the release of 15 political prisoners.  Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile http://america.cgtn.com/livenews Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube Follow CGTN America: Twitter: @cgtnamerica Facebook: @cgtnamerica Google+: CctvamericaTvnews