The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has broadened its cooperation with Brazilianmilitary and civilian counterparts on disaster response and water management issues.
The bodies were found floating about 440 kilometers (273 miles) northeast of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago northeast of the Brazilian coast on Monday, military officials said Monday evening.
The involvement of Brazilian police officers in death squads and other criminal organisations during the military government in the 1960s and the 70s is well documented.
The successful application of Brazil ensures visibility to these important collections, contributing to their preservation as it calls attention of the Public Power and the Brazilian society to the need of protecting and making the archives from the military regimen times available for consultation.
Brazilian football player Pele was one of the thousands of people investigated by the authorities during Brazil's military rule (1964-1985), newly released records show.