Rubens Paiva

Rubens Paiva
Rubens Paiva - CNV-SP
Born(1929-12-26)December 26, 1929
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
DiedJanuary 20, 1971(1971-01-20) (aged 41)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Civil engineer and Politician
Known forTorture and murder

Rubens Paiva (December 26, 1929 – January 20, 1971)[1] was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician who, as a Congressman at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, opposed the implementation of a military dictatorship in Brazil in 1968. Due to his involvement with subversive activities, he was apprehended by the military forces and subsequently tortured and murdered.[2]

  1. ^ Rubens Paiva, desaparecido desde 1971.mp4, retrieved 2022-08-25
  2. ^ "Rubens Paiva, um esquerdista radical nos documentos da StB - ARQUIVOS DO BLOCO SOVIÉTICO". ARQUIVOS DO BLOCO SOVIÉTICO (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.