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The Murder of Brazil's Leading Journalist

Ivo Herzog, son of the prominent Brazilian journalist Vladimir Herzog, recalls the killing of his father by the secret police in October 1975.

In October 1975 the prominent Brazilian journalist Vladimir Herzog was killed by the secret police. His murder became a symbol of the brutality of the military regime. Mike Lanchin speaks to his son, Ivo, who was just nine years old at the time.

Photo: Vladimir Herzog with Ivo as a baby (courtesy of the Herzog family).

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