The article reflects on the revision of a Brazilian historical trauma: the military dictatorship. With the perspective of the field of communication and theoretical support for discussions about memory and forgetfulness, a recent public policy is taken as the starting point of the analysis: the National Truth Commission (CNV). Established in 2012 to investigate serious cases of human rights violations that occurred especially during the period of the military dictatorship, the CNV ended its work in December 2014 with the release of a report. Through the Content Analysis, we investigate the conclusions and recommendations of this document and also 82 reports about the episode, published in mainstream vehicles (such as Folha de S. Paulo, G1, Jornal Nacional, O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo) between December 10 and 12, 2014. The objective is to question the (re)significances of the dictatorship in contemporary times.