One of the demonstrators — who shared only his first name, Juan Carlos — told Al Jazeera that the sheer size of the mass grave is part of the outrage. For him, it represents years of negligence.

That was the first of many mass graves uncovered by Brazil’s authorities after the end of the 21-year military rule in 1985. Recommended Videos The clandestine grave at the Dom Bosco cemetery ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil's government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country's military dictatorship whose remains could be among those found in a clandestine mass grave 35 years ago.