Tag: Military

Brazil Boosts Military Spending by 50% But Tells Neighbors Not to Worry

The Brazilian government has announced plans to boost Brazil's military spending by more than ...

The Transmazônica road in northern Brazil

Brazil’s Last Economic Plan Is a Worsened Version of the Military Miracle

For Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s new term in office represents a ...

From Day One Military Have Been Watchdogs and Overlords of Brazil’s Republic

As this year of 2006 marks 21 years since the end of Brazil’s 21-year ...

An Absent US Panned by Brazil and South American Military

Mercosur Armies Chief of Staff Commanders meeting in Chile decided to make the organization ...

Brazil Opens Archives from Dictatorship Era

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree which will make federal ...

Why Brazil’s Democracy Is in Danger

Bolivian President Carlos Mesa’s offer to resign his office and the crisis this generated ...

Brazil, Go to the Streets to Bring Justice!

As anyone who lived through the times of the Brazilian military dictatorship knows, Brazil ...

Brazil: When Judges Go Beyond and Above the Law

The last days of the military regime (1964-1985) coincided with an incredible rise of ...