Brazilian paper O Globo last week issued an unexpected apology for its support for the military dictatorship in the country; however, it also implicated a number of other media outlets in the complicity.
It described its support for the regime as "a mistake".
As often in such situations, few were satisfied by the statement. Current-day coup supporters saw the editorial as an attempt to
rewrite history. According to weekly magazine Carta Capital, the
right-wing group Clube Militar - which still holds annual celebrations
of the coup - said they were nonplussed with what they saw as a
two-faced retraction. On the other hand, for opponents the apology did not go far enough and was condemned as a marketing strategy.
Leading Brazilian newspaper O Globo calls support for 1964 military coup "a mistake" (Journalism in the Americas)
Globo media organisation apologises for supporting Brazil’s dictatorship (The Independent)
Brazil's Globo group apologizes for backing military government (LA Times)
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