On Wednesday, April 2, FGV's São Paulo Law School welcomed José Carlos Dias, José Gregori and Miguel Reale to take stock of the legacy of fighting military dictatorship for the Rule of Law. The three former Ministers of Justice reported to students, staff and faculty the experiences during the regime - where they stood out for defending people charged with political crimes. The meeting included participations of São Paulo Law School Professors Oscar Vilhena Vieira, Dimitri Dimoulis and Theo Dias. The mediation was done by Antonio Angarita, senior professor of the School.One of those stories was about a college professor who was raped, tortured and killed by the Information Operations Detachment - Operations Center of Homeland Defense (DOI-CODI) after being ambushed and arrested in Rio de Janeiro. It's important to show young people what they did witness, so that history does not repeat itself, said José Carlos Dias, current member of the National Truth Commission.Among the main issues raised by the public were the challenges of democracy in Brazil and the revision of the Amnesty Law. José Gregori mentioned the election of Fernando Henrique, Lula and Dilma to argue that, despite still requiring improvements, democracy has evolved in our country. In a few years we've managed to elect a former trade unionist and a woman to the presidency, which is a big victory, said the former minister.In Miguel Reale Jr.'s opinion, Brazilian democracy still needs consolidation, especially in the political representation system. The main enemy of democracy is corruption resulting from the need to promote coalitions to sustain governance.Regarding the law review, José Carlos Dias and Miguel Reale Jr. agreed that more important than the punishment of those who committed crimes during the dictatorship is the result to be achieved from of the researches of the National Truth Commission.They also defended the Amnesty Law, since the limitation of crimes is provided by the law and a review would be unconstitutional. However, the lawyers make it clear that the horrors and stories of that military period should not be forgotten.