Carlos Brilhante Ustra

Carlos Brilhante Ustra
Ustra in 2013
Personal details
Born
Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra

(1932-07-28)28 July 1932
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died15 October 2015(2015-10-15) (aged 83)
Brasília, Brazil
NicknameDr. Tibiriçá
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch Brazilian Army
Rank Colonel
CommandsDOI-CODI

Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkaʁluz awˈbɛʁtu bɾiˈʎɐ̃tʃi ˈustɾɐ]; 28 July 1932 – 15 October 2015) was a Brazilian army officer, politician and known and convicted torturer who served as a colonel in the Brazilian Army.