Brazilian elections [d’octobre] 2022 should break a record: that of the number of candidates from the armed forces, whether in the active or in the reserve. According to the latest estimates, at least fifty members of the army, navy and air force will be vying for a seat in the Brazilian State Assemblies or Chamber of Deputies.
With a conservative rhetoric that focuses primarily on public safety and education (preferably in military schools), these troops have prided themselves on politics, spurred on by the example of Jair Bolsonaro, himself a soldier. retired [élevé au grade de capitaine, il est devenu militaire de réserve en 1988 en raison de conflits avec sa hiérarchie]and by a command that shows little concern for the explosive nature of the links between the political world and the army.
“It is through politics that we can do the good of all”, considers General Roberto Sebastião Peternelli (from the União Brasil party, right), unofficial coordinator of the “Tank Bench” [le “Bloc du char”] in the Brazilian Congress, which has six soldiers. For this federal deputy who is seeking a new mandate in São Paulo, it is “willingness to serve” that motivates the military’s interest in politics:
“It is in this line that the candidacies from the army fall this
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