Bolsonaro Gave Brazil’s Army New Powers. The Generals Won’t Give Them Up Easily. President Jair Bolsonaro’s 2022 electoral hopes have dimmed, but the military isn’t ready to give up its ...

Brazil’s chief prosecutor has recommended a guilty verdict in the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of leading a coup plot that sought to overturn the 2022 election result ...

It claims to be the “moderating power”, a role some argue is granted to them by article 142 of the 1988 constitution, which describes the military as the defender of “law and order”. This belief is ...

SAO PAULO — Two top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan for him to remain in power after the 2022 election he lost, but both ...

General Antonio Hamilton Mourao would be Brazil’s vice president. General Augusto Heleno would be defense minister. And General Oswald Ferreira is likely to run a new infrastructure ministry.

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 ...

At the root of the military’s power is amnesia. During the dictatorship, the regime killed hundreds and tortured 20,000 people.Yet in 1979, it passed an amnesty law for those who had committed ...

To determine the countries with the strongest military might in Latin America, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed 2024 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related ...

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 ...