About Carlos Lamarca
Carlos Lamarca was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to join the armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship. He was part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and became, along with Carlos Marighella, one of the leaders of the armed struggle. Such groups were armed chiefly for self-protection from the right-wing dictatorship that unleashed state terrorism against any who opposed their regime, including students, the clergy, and the children of those who called for democracy. The kidnappings by a few armed groups were conducted to free comrades suffering extremely brutal torture in Brazil's prisons. The first was Lamarca's own biopic and the other was a movie about fashion designer Zuzu Angel Jones, whose Brazilian American son was a member of the Revolutionary Movement 8 October alongside Lamarca. In 1970, the Army discovered the camp after the arrest of several VPR members in April of that same year. He was part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária – VPR) and became, along with Carlos Marighella, one of the leaders of the armed struggle. Lamarca became one of the most active militants of the opposition to the 1964 regime.
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