the latter was commanding the third army corps in Rio Grande do Sul. which is a more prestigious post. The new third army commander. General Antonio Bandeira. is typical of the hardline colonels with a long Malory of brutality. He inherits an All change at top of Brazilian army army corps, however, which has been Brazil: President Ernesto Ciciscl's was due to retire. A general at the deprived of its traditional scope for latest army promotions have brought Supremo Tribunal Militar was per• conspiracy. His ambition was in fact a group known in 1964 as 'the hard• suaded to retire early to create a to head the fourth army corps in the line colonels' to the top of the

Luis Guagnini We Nvould again ask our readers to It has been recorded on a plaque take up the case of Luis Guagnini which was unveiled at the head• It is almost exactly a year since Luis (LAPR XII, 1 & 11) with the Argentine quarters of the Overseas Press Club Guagnini, correspondent of this news• government, and also with human of America in New York on the letter and of El Pais (Madrid), was rights organisations and Amnesty thirtieth anniversary of the universal detained by the Argentine authorities. groups in their own countries. The declaration of human rights. • We have learned through unofficial Argentine government should be sources that he is being held by the asked to recognise officially that it is Argentine army, but the Argentine holding him, and to say what charges By the way government has publicly denied any it has against him and when he will knowledge of his whereabouts and be tried; if there are no charges he Peru: The prime minister, General has not responded to representations should be released immediately. Oscar Molina Pallochia, gained some made on his behalf. Guagnini is not, of course, the only first-hand experience of the serious We were advised, again unofficially, journalist to have been silenced by increase in crime in Lima when, that the intervention of friends and the Argentine military government. just before Christmas, he went shop• - readers of this newsletter did have an Argentina holds the world record for ping in the city centre. Accompanied ] important impact and helped keep repression of journalists, with 89 by a top police officer, General \ Guagnini alive. In Britain, his case recorded cases of journalists in prison Molina was stepping out of his official car when a motor cycle drew ; has been taken up by the National or 'disappeared' after detention. up; the rider snatched the general's Union of Journalists and by members Brazil comes second, "with 22 such watch off his wrist, and accelerated of parliament. The most recent devel- cases, followed by Chile (19), Uru• away into the traffic. The police opment is that he has been granted guay (17), Paraguay (5), Cuba (5), officer was also relieved of his watch. Guatemala (2), Haiti (2) and Vene• a visa to enter Britain should he be According to newspaper reports, the released by the Argentine authorities. zuela (1). Latin America accounts for minister's watch was worth about 'This is an important development, as half the total of 162 cases; the rest us$l,200. He was apparently dressed the British embassy in Buenos Aires come from Europe, Asia and Africa. in a stylish, light-coloured suit and will now take official steps to dis• The list has been compiled from the dark glasses, and must have been cover the circumstances of Guagnini's records of the American Pen Center, o mistaken by the escapero for a continuing detention and the alleged Amnesty International and the In• wealthy foreign tourist r~i •a •easons for it. ternational League for Human Rights. < LATIN AMERICA umi"""