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Montevideo, May 2nd 2024 - 09:38 UTC

Tag: Bolsonaro democracy

  • Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 07:55 UTC

    Bolsonaro praises Brazilian military as the ultimate arbiters of democracy

    “Democracy and liberty only exist when your armed forces want them to,” said Bolsonaro, himself a former army captain.

    Brazil’s far-right president described the country’s armed forces, which led the country under a military dictatorship for over two decades, as the ultimate arbiters of democracy. Speaking at a naval event in Rio de Janeiro alongside some of the former generals who sit in his cabinet, Jair Bolsonaro praised Brazil’s military.