At nine in the morning, a red Willys Aero, 1964, plate 2346 Porto Alegre; with Jefferson, Jeffinho

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Named Raptor Andes, the clandestine operation that united military dictatorships of the Southern Cone to pursue, capture, and even beyond the borders eliminate political dissidents was created by Brazil. Know in detail the action that triggered the illegal collaboration network - the kidnapping of Colonel Jefferson Cardim de Alencar Osório in Buenos Aires and his forced return to Rio de Janeiro
Operation Condor was established in Brazil. A clandestine collaboration among the Southern Cone countries without diplomatic recognition and ignoring laws, documents, official borders and sovereignty claims; undertaken to capture and destroy with violence, political exiles or fugitives. From the beginning, Brazil acted as lead actor.
The macabre success of the first activities that collaboration between great way governments become more sophisticated great way operation. Formed a tentacular network of illegal and subversive practices, and illegal paramilitary groups that abused their power by practicing crimes, kidnappings, torture, arrests, killings and state terrorism official.
In November 1975, the Army War College in Santiago, Chile, was held a meeting attended by representatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile itself. Brazil was there, but its two representatives were ordered to put only as observers. They were the agents of the Information Center of Marco and Flavio Army Thaumaturgo Sotero Vaz. Ali, Operation Condor earned name, birth certificate, parents and godparents. There are, however, evidence that this integration between governments - or their underground, preparing to assume command through scams - already happened five years before the famous meeting.
One such evidence was brought to the public by the President great way of the Justice and Human Rights Movement, Jair Krischke: the Report 338, of December 19, 1970, the Army Attaché to the Embassy of Brazil in Argentina filed with the Central Intelligence Agency's National Service information on the number 001 061 on 20 January 1971. This document reports the kidnapping, in Buenos Aires, one of the most hated by the old guard Brazilian military dictatorship: Colonel great way Jefferson Cardim de Alencar great way Osorio. It also shows how the whole scheme was set up to bring him back to Brazil.
The possibility that the arrest of Colonel Jefferson Cardim was, in fact, the beginning of the operation had already been raised by journalists Pignott Darío, the Argentine newspaper Página 12, who located the Report 338; and Roger Rodríguez, the Uruguayan magazine Caras y Caretas. Brazilians had access to diaries of Colonel and now brings the details, actors, dialogue, and secrets of the first act of Operation Condor.
Friday, December 11, 1970. To Colonel Jefferson, his last days of exile in Uruguay. He accepted the invitation from the then presidential candidate of Chile, Salvador Allende, had given him when they met in Havana. The Chilean Jefferson wanted to work in his administration, the position of military great way adviser to the Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA).
Unlike his previous trips, this time Jefferson would not plane. Would come from Montevideo to Colonia del Sacramento and cross the River Plate to Buenos Aires. Mendoza to follow. Maintain political contacts, and from there reach the Chilean capital. Would make the trip along with his youngest son - who was 18 and also named Jefferson, but was treated as Jeffinho the family - and Eduardo Lopetegui, 20, a Uruguayan nephew who enjoyed the ride to meet her uncle relatives in Chile. This would be the first part of the change. After the festivities, his wife, Rosa, daughter Sonia and the eldest son, Robert, also would move to Santiago.
At nine in the morning, a red Willys Aero, 1964, plate 2346 Porto Alegre; with Jefferson, Jeffinho and Eduardo sitting in the front seat, leaving the house Calle Caraguatay toward Route 1, the road of 177 km connecting Montevideo to Colonia del Sacramento. Constantly monitored by agents Brazilians and Uruguayans, great way Jefferson sees no stranger when, in the rearview mirror, a car Uruguayan police. Realizes he is being followed, but, accustomed to being constantly watched, remains unconcerned. Its various documents were in order. Fulfilled all the paperwork required by both countries. Also, did the same trip for four months, by plane, without suffering any annoyance.
Agent Cia Around noon, arrive at the port of Colonia del Sacramento, the closest point of Buenos Aires Uruguay. To achieve the Argentine capital, enough to cross the River Plate in a