The most dangerous man in the country : Filinto Müller of Brazil /
Filinto Müller was the most despised police chief in Brazilian history and later a detested senator. Müller bore the brunt of many accusations of police wrongdoing owing to charges by yellow-journalist David Nasser. This volume examines the totality of Müller's life and is the result of eleven...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Filinto Müller was the most despised police chief in Brazilian history and later a detested senator. Müller bore the brunt of many accusations of police wrongdoing owing to charges by yellow-journalist David Nasser. This volume examines the totality of Müller's life and is the result of eleven years of research in which 66,704 documents, 500 newspapers clippings and 165 visual items were examined. Numerous interviews were likewise conducted. This work has uncovered little archival evidence to substantiate direct charges against Müller. This book argues that Müller was responsible for the invention of modern-day death squads, the first of their kind in the Americas. |
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| Item Description: | "This book is part of the Peter Lang regional studies list." |
| Physical Description: | xv, 308 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781433178825 1433178826 |