La Derecha Diario Who is Senator Nicolás Viera's father, who spent 12 years in prison?
Homero Viera was a member of the terrorist group Tupamaros, served as a deputy for the MPP, and was imprisoned for more than 12 years
After the exchange between senators Nicolás Viera (MPP - Frente Amplio) and Sebastián Da Silva (Partido Nacional), the question arose as to how Nicolás Viera, an individual without formal education and without recognized political activism, reached the Senate of the Republic.
Nicolás Viera was born in 1988, is 36 years old, and is a member of the Upper Chamber, although as a substitute, for list 609 of the MPP.
He himself has said that he is in a relationship with another man, Juan Manuel Arenas, who holds a political position in the OPP.
He is part of the select group of 31 people, including the vice president, who make up the Senate.
What Nicolás Viera has hidden so far is who his father is; only a few in the MPP know this, and more specifically those from the National Liberation Movement - Tupamaros.
Homero, Nicolás's father
Homero Jaurés Viera de Castro was a representative for the department of Colonia and was part of the self-styled terrorist group "Movimiento de Liberación Nacional – Tupamaros (MLN-T)."
Born in Montevideo in 1950, he was an active member of the MLN - Tupamaros gang, a far-left guerrilla squad that began operating in Uruguay in 1963.
During those years, there was full democracy in the country; however, a gang of criminals began a frenzied campaign of violence against people and institutions, aiming to establish a totalitarian communist dictatorship in the Cuban style.
The MLN committed countless violent crimes, such as homicides, torture, kidnappings, robberies, and the placement of bombs in public places.
The group was dismantled in 1972 thanks to the Joint Forces made up of military and police officers.
Some of its members fled to a luxurious exile in countries like Sweden, while others were arrested.
Arrested in 1972
Homero Viera was arrested in April 1972 and remained imprisoned for 12 years and 4 months, until his release on August 15, 1984.
His prisoner number was 311, a detail that marked his life, according to his own words.
During his imprisonment, he enjoyed several privileges, such as visits from his family, reading materials, and good food.
It is not known how he "convinced" the guards that he should receive privileged treatment.
His detention took place at the Libertad Prison, in the department of San José.
In 1985, with the restoration of democracy, Viera joined former guerrillas who had committed violent crimes, such as Raúl Sendic, Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, and José Mujica, among others.
When the MPP was founded in 1989, he joined the sector. Despite being unpopular in the department of Colonia and being a poor speaker, with the support of Mujica's list 609, he obtained a seat in the House of Representatives.
It is not known for certain why he was imprisoned for more than 12 years, but what is certain is that those who were part of the Tupamaros terrorist group served long sentences.
Cases such as those of Sendic, Fernández Huidobro, and Mujica are because they committed some very serious crime, such as homicide, torture, or kidnapping prior to 1973.
What is certain is that Homero Viera, Nicolás's father, was imprisoned for more than 12 years, was part of a terrorist group, and committed crimes.
It would be good for this to be explained to Uruguayan society. Nicolás Viera receives a hefty salary as a senator, paid by taxpayers, and the Uruguayan people deserve answers.
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