Tag: Military
A Military Coup in Brazil is Unavoidable. Some Believe It Has Already Happened
Brazil, once the flagship of social democracy in Latin America, has become an international ...
Brazil President’s Courtship with a Coup Leads to Mass Resignation of Armed Forces Heads
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday accepted the resignations of the current heads of the ...
Brazil’s President Says Military Is Above Constitution and Threatens a Coup
Throughout the pandemic, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, downplayed the threat posed by Covid-19. In ...
For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress
The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...
AIDS and Fatherless Kids, the Legacy of Brazilians and Others in Haiti’s UN Mission
Marie* was 14 years old and enrolled in a Christian school when she met ...
Brazil Military Afraid Closeness to President-elect Bolsonaro Might Hurt Its Reputation
Brazilian President-elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a former paratrooper; his vice president, Hamilton Mourão, ...
Presidential Elections: Will Brazil Be Condemned to Repeat Its Authoritarian Past?
For 21 years Brazil has experienced a brutal military dictatorship which lasted from 1964-1985. ...
For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship
As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...
The Whole World Is Mad, But Brazil Has Lost Its Capacity for Indignation
During the military regime, some Brazilians abroad dared to denounce the torture occurring in ...
10,000 Brazilian Troops on War Games to Defend Brazil’s Oil and Nukes
Thousands of Brazilian military men have been very active. Brazil is holding military exercises ...
