Brazil Probing Dictatorship Human Rights Abuses Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has sworn in the seven members of a truth commission created to look into human rights abuses committed during the nation's long dictatorship. However, there are already disagreements over the scope of the investigation. Some commission members say the investigation will focus only on abuses committed by the armed forces during the 1964-85 junta. But retired military officers say it must also look into violations committed by leftist guerrillas who opposed the regime. Retired officers often express the opinion of the armed forces since military personnel are prohibited by law from doing so publicly. The commission will not prosecute anyone because of a 1979 amnesty law. It will, however, reveal the abuses and the names of those who committed them.