The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory
The involvement of high-ranking military personnel in Brazil's politics has become common, especially after Jair Bolsonaro's election as a former army captain. Their political statements often reference the 1960s-1980s authoritarian military regime, keeping the dictatorship's memory a...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Published: |
University of Bologna
2025-06-01
|
| Series: | Confluenze |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/22214 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849427126921461760 |
|---|---|
| author | Fernanda R. Abreu Silva |
| author_facet | Fernanda R. Abreu Silva |
| author_sort | Fernanda R. Abreu Silva |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The involvement of high-ranking military personnel in Brazil's politics has become common, especially after Jair Bolsonaro's election as a former army captain. Their political statements often reference the 1960s-1980s authoritarian military regime, keeping the dictatorship's memory alive in debates. Using sources like the Military Club Magazine, this article explores the Brazilian Army's narrative on the dictatorship, the movement to preserve its memory, and its political use by officers outside military headquarters in the past decade. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-4e885d4674d64e05a14677dc108c0d65 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2036-0967 |
| language | Spanish |
| publishDate | 2025-06-01 |
| publisher | University of Bologna |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Confluenze |
| spelling | doaj-art-4e885d4674d64e05a14677dc108c0d652025-08-20T03:29:07ZspaUniversity of BolognaConfluenze2036-09672025-06-0117113316110.6092/issn.2036-0967/2221420599The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of MemoryFernanda R. Abreu Silva0INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INSTITUTE-UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULOThe involvement of high-ranking military personnel in Brazil's politics has become common, especially after Jair Bolsonaro's election as a former army captain. Their political statements often reference the 1960s-1980s authoritarian military regime, keeping the dictatorship's memory alive in debates. Using sources like the Military Club Magazine, this article explores the Brazilian Army's narrative on the dictatorship, the movement to preserve its memory, and its political use by officers outside military headquarters in the past decade.https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/22214memory disputesmilitary in politicscivil-military dictatorshipbrazilian army |
| spellingShingle | Fernanda R. Abreu Silva The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory Confluenze memory disputes military in politics civil-military dictatorship brazilian army |
| title | The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory |
| title_full | The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory |
| title_fullStr | The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory |
| title_short | The Brazilian Army and The Political Instrumentalization of Memory |
| title_sort | brazilian army and the political instrumentalization of memory |
| topic | memory disputes military in politics civil-military dictatorship brazilian army |
| url | https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/22214 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fernandarabreusilva thebrazilianarmyandthepoliticalinstrumentalizationofmemory AT fernandarabreusilva brazilianarmyandthepoliticalinstrumentalizationofmemory |