Truth Commission to Only Probe Dictatorship Crimes Brazil's Truth Commission says it will only investigate human rights abuses under the country's former dictatorship, not the crimes allegedly committed by opponents of the 1964-1985 regime. The commission says Tuesday on its website that it has been told to investigate only the torture, murder and forced disappearances carried out by government agents of people opposed to the dictatorship. Retired admiral Ricardo Antonio da Veiga Cabral says the commission's decision will result in an "unfinished, one-side investigation in which only half the truth will be known." He says "crimes were committed by both sides, so both sides must be investigated." Retired officers often express the opinion of the armed forces since military personnel are prohibited by law from doing so publicly.