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In December 1989, Abílio dos Santos Diniz was the victim of a kidnapping, that took place on the day of the first Brazilian democratic presidential elections after a military dictatorship. It was followed by an almost immediate police rescue that revealed that among the kidnappers were Chileans, Argentinians and Canadians David Spencer, a student at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and Christine Lamont, also a student at Simon Fraser University. The candidates were Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, founding member of the Workers' Party (''Partido dos trabalhadores'' - PT), and Fernando Collor de Mello, the right wing party candidate running for a newly formed National Reconstruction Party (''Partido da reconstrução nacional'' - PRN). As there was a prohibition of any political party of taking the media, television, radio or newspapers, on the days prior to election day, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's party had no opportunity to clarify the accusations that the party (PT) was involved in the kidnapping. There is no evidence that the kidnapping of Abílio dos Santos Diniz was part of other kidnappings that occurred in Brazil, said to be executed by radical political groups. As the kidnapping occurred on presidential elections day, it had serious repercussions in the emerging democratic elections in the country that were taking place after the brutal military dictatorship that spread from 1964 to 1985. ==Kidnapping== The kidnapping took place in the morning of the Brazilian presidential election in Brazil in 1989 when the candidates were Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, founding member of the Workers' Party, and Fernando Collor de Mello, the right wing party candidate running for a newly formed National Reconstruction Party, backed by he richest man in Alagoas, senator João Lyra, who reportedly gave up to $16 million to help elect Collor. When arrested, the kidnappers characterized themselves as members of a left-wing group. It is documented that in June 1989, two Canadians David Spencer and Christine Lamont joined the kidnap-gang. They used their Canadian passports and contacts to rent a number of apartments in preparation for the next victim, the principal shareholder of Brazil's largest supermarket chain, Abílio dos Santos Diniz. In December 1989 Mr. Diniz was dragged out of his Mercedes-Benz as he was on his way to work and then bundled into a station wagon disguised as an ambulance.〔 At the safe-house, he was kept in a small underground cell and subjected to loud music to break his will.〔 While the family of Mr. Diniz was negotiating payment of a $5 million ransom, the police stormed the house in São Paulo where he was held. This was based on a tip from a neighbor who complained that the music coming from the building was too loud. In fact, it was being used to break his will, but Diniz had requested it be turned up higher, which ultimately saved him. Diniz was freed and ten people were arrested.〔 The police arrested five Chileans, two Argentines, a Brazilian, along with the two Canadians Spencer and Lamont. Chilean police were later able to confirm that three of the Chileans are members of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left: *Ulises Gallardo Acevedo - Movement of the Revolutionary Left cadre〔 *Pedro Fernandes Lembach - an explosives expert, was secretary of Chile's National Council of Political Prisoners while he was in jail in Chile.〔 *Maria Emilia Badilla - spent 10 years in jail in Chile for ''subversive activities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kidnapping of Abílio dos Santos Diniz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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