Federal Prosecutors Seek Closure of Geisel Memorial, Give UCS Five Days

Overview

• The Ministério Público Federal sent a recommendation to the University of Caxias do Sul to shut a newly inaugurated Ernesto Geisel memorial in Bento Gonçalves within five days.
• The document instructs the university not to reinaugurate the memorial or create other honors that glorify agents tied to serious human-rights violations identified by the CNV.
• UCS told g1 it has no official position and is reviewing the matter internally, and it must inform prosecutors of any measures taken by November 26.
• Prosecutors referenced CNV-documented cases, including the killings of Vladimir Herzog and Manuel Fiel Filho and 54 political disappearances in 1974.
• The municipal government said the exhibit highlights scientific programs from Geisel's tenure, and no court order mandating closure has been reported.