Iara, 1944-1971

Iara Iavelberg (São Paulo, May 7, 1944 – Salvador, August 20, 1971) was a Marxist activist and a member of the armed resistance against Brazilian military dictatorship. A psychologist and professor, she joined the fight against the military regime, first as a member of the Marxist Revolutionary Organization Workers' Politics (Polop) and later the Revolutionary Movement of October 8 (MR-8). She became the partner of former army captain Carlos Lamarca, one of the key leaders of the armed opposition to Brazil's military government, until her death during a security forces raid in Salvador, Bahia, in August 1971. Her case was one of those investigated by the Truth Commission, which examined deaths and disappearances during Brazil's military dictatorship.