High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Truth Commission (Portuguese: Comissao Nacional da Verdade) was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 21 September 2011. Originally planned to investigate human rights violations during the military dictatorship of 1964–1985, it will investigate violations from the period of 1946–1988. The bill, which originated from the Executive branch, was approved in late 2011 by the Federal Senate and sanctioned by President Dilma Rousseff. The commission will last for two years and consist of seven members appointed by Rousseff. Members of the commission will have access to all government files about the 1946–1988 period and may convene victims or people accused of violations for testimony, although it will not be mandatory for them to attend. After the end of the two years period, the commission will issue a report with its findings. The group will not have, however, the obligation to disclose everything they discover. They can choose...