Whilst writing my transitional justice essay I have been researching different methods post-dictatorship governments deal with their pasts. One of these methods is what Timothy Ash refers to as "History Lessons." The most common example being a truth commission where the goal is to find out as much truth about the past dictatorship as possible as well as have the truth “officially proclaimed and publicly exposed.” Another less controversial yet effective way of reconciliation is that of opening up the archives of the past dictatorship. Brazil has just taken this a step further by starting up a website where citizens can view their files online. The opening of the website comes at a time when the country's top court prepares to review a 1979 amnesty law that allowed the return of dissidents and freed from prosecution some of those responsible for crackdowns.
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