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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 00:56 UTC

Tag: military rulers

  • Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

    Bolsonaro pays tribute to Brazilian and Paraguayan military rulers

    Bolsonaro eulogized a list of Brazilian military dictators starting with Castelo Branco (1964-1967), and ending with general João Batista Figueiredo

    Jair Bolsonaro paid tribute to the former dictators of Brazil and Paraguay this week at a ceremony to celebrate the Itaipu hydroelectric dam. The Brazilian president, who has spoken previously of his admiration for the military dictatorship that ruled his nation from 1964 to 1985, praised former Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner as a “man of vision.”