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a brazilian former army colonel who admitted torturing and 1 political prisoners under military rule up to the 1980s has been found dead.
巴西一位前陆军上校被发现死于家中，他承认在二十世纪八十年代前曾拷问、杀死政治犯。
 paulo malhaes said he never regretted his actions paulo malhaes, 76, was killed by three men who entered his home outside rio de janeiro on thursday, police say.
last month, he said he never regretted killing "as many people as necessary" and tortured "many" prisoners.
almost 500 people disappeared or were killed in brazil when it was ruled by the army between 1964 and 1985.
thousands more were detained and tortured, including current president dilma rousseff.
according to his wife, col malhaes was 2（窒息） by three men who broke into their home. police say the assailants（攻击者） stole computers and some guns.
prominent brazilian lawyer wadih damous said the intruders may have been after secret files he held.
"he was an important agent of political 5 during the dictatorship and held much information about events that occurred behind the scenes at the time," mr damous said.
last month col malhaes appeared before brazil's national truth commission, which is investigating past abuses.
he gave graphic testimony on how he had tortured many political prisoners. "i did my duty. i have no regrets," he told the commission.
he defended his actions saying that the people he killed and tortured were "guerrillas who fought an armed struggle".
brazilian police say they are looking for cctv images which might help identify col malhaes' 6.
on 1 april, brazil marked 50 years since the 1964 7 that led to the military government.
president rousseff said the 8 committed during that time must never be forgotten.
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