Does Brazil already have a new “acting President”?
It is being reported that, under pressure from the Army, Walter Braga Netto is now the “operational president” of Brazil, with Jair Bolsonaro effectively …
“We are heading for Chaos”: Professor Domingos Neto on Brazil’s Military, Moro, and Bolsonaro
In conversation about the past and the present, Manuel Domingos Neto reflects on the role of the Armed Forces in Brazil. By Cristiane Sampaio …
Brazil’s Armed Forces are “to defend US interests” says researcher
For Héctor Luís Saint-Pierre, it is a military paradox to support the deregulation of the economy and the sell-off of assets. By Ana Penido. …
2019: the year my worst nightmares came true
By Cynara Menezes Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine Jair Bolsonaro would become President of Brazil. To me he was always just …
New book describes how Bolsonaro was elected “by force” – by the Armed Forces
‘Os Onze – O STF, seus bastidores e suas crises’ reveals further evidence of the Pro-Bolsonaro Soft Coup at the 2018 Election. By André Barrocal, …
31/3/1964: Brasil’s Zombie History
On March 31, extreme-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has called for the Military to commemorate the Coup of 1964, a Coup which he insists was …
Meet the Military Junta running Brasil
A Junta has taken the power that was left vacant by the cartoon caricatures of Bolsonaro and his sons. Captain Jair may continue living in the Presidential …
AI-5 and the forbidden future of Brasil
On the 50th anniversary of Institutional Act 5, the 1968 “coup within the coup” which ushered in an even more brutal and repressive phase of …
Etchegoyen: Brasil’s Strongest Man?
In February 2017, ousted President Dilma Rousseff warned of a second, more radical and more repressive phase of the Coup d’état which removed her …
Brizola ’89: The Coup That Never Was…
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