Witness History: Witness Archive 2017 - The Murder of Brazil's Leading Journalist

The Murder of Brazil's Leading Journalist

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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).

Published on Monday, 30th October 2017.

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