Edson Luís de Lima Souto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian student
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Place of Birth: Belém, Pará, Brazil
About Edson Luís de Lima Souto
- Edson Luís de Lima Souto (Portuguese pronunciation: ['?d?sõ lu'i? d?i 'lim? sowtu]; February 24, 1950 – March 28, 1968) was a Brazilian teenage student killed by the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro after a confrontation in the restaurant Calabouço (IPA: [?kal?'bowsu]), in downtown Rio de Janeiro.
- Edson was one of the first students to be killed by the Brazilian military government, and the aftermath of his death marked the beginning of a turbulent year for the regime, which ended with the enactment of AI-5, a decree restricting most of the basic human rights guarantees.
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