Torture as a weapon of war

From Algeria to Brazil – How the French Military Exported Death Squads and State Terrorism This is the first book published in Brazil on the influence of French military doctrine on the dictatorships of Brazil and other Latin American countries. Based on exclusive interviews with General Paul Aussaresses, secret French reports, and extensive bibliographical research, journalist Leneide Duarte-Plon reveals how the methods—including torture and summary execution—of the French doctrine for combating subversion and communism were applied in the Southern Cone. The book also features interviews with two emblematic figures of the Algerian War, Henri Alleg and Josette Audin, as well as the previously unpublished account of Cecília Viveiros de Castro, a key figure in the elucidation of the death of Congressman Rubens Paiva.