military
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Military appeal backfires
A former Army captain, Jair Messias Bolsonaro surrounded himself with military in his surprising rise to power. He appointed generals to key positions in the administration, fueling the idea that, in addition to the power conferred by the polls, he w...
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The Rise and Fall of the Brazilian American Military Alliance, 1942-1977
The article examines how the military alliance took shape in the early years of World War II, how the Brazilian Expeditionary Force became symbolic of Brazil’s war role, and how end of war decisions effected Brazil’s gains. Brazilian leaders promised more than they could deliver. The post war era saw less cooperation but continued efforts at maintaining good relations. Vargas to Geisel years...
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Low-ranking officers reject military intervention
Low-ranking military officers who massively voted for President Jair Bolsonaro in 2018 - and who constitute the vast majority of the Armed Forces contingent - are divided about his administration and about the prospect of supporting him again in the ...
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President loses some support in the military
Despite efforts of several players on several fronts to relieve political tensions, the arrest of Fabrício Queiroz, former aide to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Republicans of Rio de Janeiro), increased the temperature in all environments, even in one of...
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Transitional Law and Democracy: late responsibility for torture and other atrocities that ocurred in brazilian Military Coup
The main purpose of this study is to focus on the consequences of torture and other atrocities occurred during the Brazilian military coup. Through hypothetical-deductive and inductive methods, it aims to expose the decision of the Supreme Court concerning the Amnesty Law, international condemnation of Brazil in Araguaia case and the responsibility of the State for the death and disappearance of...
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Fundo Clamor: Memories of stories of human rights violations during military dictatorships in Brazil and in the Southern Cone
This research aims to analyse the contents of Fundo Clamor, located at the Documentation and Scientific Information Centre (CEDIC), from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo/SP, between the years of 1970 and 1992, as well as its contribution to the process of rescuing historical memory of child and teenager abduction, imprisonment, and torture in the course of military dictatorships in
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G20 signals Ukraine war may end without military victory
Assuming the helm of the G20 with a united stance on Ukraine, Brazil aims to redirect the conversation away from the conflict that has monopolized the group’s attention since the war erupted. The goal is to center discussions on three key issue...
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On the military-entrepreneurial regime of occupation of the Rio de Janeiro favelas: a (critical) analysis of the UPPs/ Sobre o regime empresarial-militar de ocupacao das favelas do Rio de Janeiro: Uma analise (critica) das UPPs.
Introducao A partir de novembro de 2008, com a instalacao da primeira UPP no Santa Marta, muito do debate publico sobre "seguranca publica" passou a gravitar em torno das mesmas, e boa parte das intervencoes do poder publico e da cobertura midiatic...
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Mandetta loses support among military wing
Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta lost most of the support he enjoyed among the military officers who are President Jair Bolsonaro's closest aides. People familiar with the matter say Chief of Staff Walter Souza Braga Netto and Secretariat ...
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Lula echoes Bolsonaro, prioritizes military with new investment program
The new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), presented just over a week ago by the Lula administration, allocates more funds to the defense industry, for the benefit of the three Armed Forces, than to health and education.The nod to the military in the...
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A hidden subject: workers and military regime in Brazil/Um sujeito ocultado: trabalhadores e regime militar no Brasil.
Da epoca de ouro ao sujeito oculto A decada de 1950 marca um periodo de extrema importancia para os trabalhadores brasileiros. O movimento sindical, capitaneado pela alianca das militancias do Partido Comunista Brasileiro (PCB) e do Partido Trabalh...
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The Military Dictatorship in Brazil: debating the attacks on trade union autonomy and labor rights/Ditadura Militar no Brasil: debatendo os ataques a autonomia sindical e aos direitos trabalhistas.
Introducao Este texto traz o debate sobre as condicoes dos direitos do trabalho durante a Ditadura Militar no Brasil, cujo golpe que a instaurou completou 50 anos em 1o de abril de 2014, e as lutas sociais que fizeram parte de seu fim. Intenciona-s...
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Drogas, urbanismo militar e gentrificacao: o caso da "Cracolandia" paulistana/Drugs, military urbanism and gentrification: the case of the Sao Paulo's "Cracolandia".
Introdução Os processos de urbanização atuais não distam daquilo que Dardot e Laval chamaram de "a nova razão do mundo" (2016). O modo de vida neoliberal, aliado a sua comodificação mercantil, longe de ser um paradoxo, necessita do Estado para ating...
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Memorias Reveladas: transitional justice and the gloomy legacy of the Brazilian military dictatorship/Memorias Reveladas: justica de transicao e o sombrio legado da ditadura militar.
Notas introdutorias Passados cinquenta anos do Golpe de Estado de 1964, e pouco menos de tres decadas do fim do ultimo governo militar brasileiro, o debate publico sobre os direitos humanos (1), no Brasil, experimenta um momento singular e estimula...
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An analysis of the relationship of the military police with the residents of a slum occupied by UPP/Uma analise das relacoes da policia militar com os moradores de uma favela ocupada por UPP.
Introducao O presente artigo e resultado parcial de um trabalho etnografico cujo objeto volta-se para a apreensao do conjunto de representacoes e praticas relativas a proposta de policia de proximidade presentes nos discursos policiais lotados em u...
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Military reinforce support for democracy
Rumors that President Jair Bolsonaro intended to replace the Army's chief raised concern at the top ranks of the Armed Forces, who mobilized an informal task force to deny it. The operation even involved Secretariat of Government Minister Luiz E...
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From Rubens Paiva to Amarildo. And "Nego-Sete"? Military regime and human rights violations in Brazil/De Rubens Paiva a Amarildo. E "Nego Sete"? O regime militar e as violacoes de direitos humanos no Brasil.
... sua primeira tarefa e [...] reconhecer os fatos incomodos, ou seja, aqueles fatos que sao incomodos para a sua opiniao partidaria; e para todas as opinioes partidarias--inclusive a minha--ha fatos extremamente incomodos. Max Weber, A Ciencia co...
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Military Club sees no room for intervention
One day after pot-banging protests against President Jair Bolsonaro across Brazil, the head of the Military Club, Army Reserve General Eduardo José Barbosa, said he did not believe that a potential request for impeachment would prosper, nor that the ...
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Military pressure Bolsonaro to pick new Health minister soon
Cabinet officials close to the president and the government's military "wing" believe General Eduardo Pazuello is staying too long as provisional Health minister and are raising pressure on the president to pick a replacement as soon as possible...
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Bolsonaro picks more military officers for high-ranking positions
The Senate's approval of 21 nominations to head regulatory bodies Monday again showed the federal government's willingness to put military officers in prominent federal positions. Most of the interviewed professionals were seasoned technici...
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STF authorizes probe of protests calling for military coup
In less than 24 hours, Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes accepted the Prosecutor General's Office (PGR) request to investigate last Sunday's demonstrations demanding a military intervention in Brazil. Mr. Moraes said t...
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Government spends less on civil servants, more on military
A rare fact needs to be pointed out. From January to November of last year, the federal spending on active civil servants fell 0.5% from a year earlier in nominal terms, according to National Treasury data. On the other hand, the spending on active m...
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Former aide says Bolsonaro tried to convince military to stage coup
Then-President Jair Bolsonaro tried to convince high-ranking members of the Armed Forces to stage a coup d’état after losing last year’s elections, lieutenant colonel Mauro Cid, Mr. Bolsonaro’s former aide, said in one of the append...
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Civil service spending fell despite raise for military
From January to November of last year, the federal spending on active civil servants fell 0.5% from a year earlier in nominal terms, according to National Treasury data. On the other hand, the spending on active military personnel grew 12% in the sam...
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Bolsonaro formalizes cabinet shuffle; closest ministers all military
President Jair Bolsonaro made official on Thursday a couple of cabinet changes: Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni is moving to the Citizenship Ministry, replacing Deputy Osmar Terra, who is returning to the Chamber of Deputies. The new Chief of Staff is ...