Brazil’s Supreme Court had a historic moment on Tuesday when it heard a confrontation between an army colonel and general, both disgraced for their involvement in an alleged coup plot to keep former P ...

Brazil's military has long enjoyed impunity The fact that the two men appeared in a civilian court at all was a break from decades of impunity enjoyed by Brazilian senior officers.

We should not forget that every coup-mongering military man in Brazilian history was pardoned,” said Fabio Victor, author of a book about the links between the military and politics after Brazil ...

Brazil's Supreme Court had a historic moment when it heard a confrontation between an army colonel and general, both disgraced for their involvement in an alleged coup plot to keep former ...