nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210219-154338-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210219s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210219-154338-0 doi eng 342 23 Peluso Neder Meyer, Emilio Author aut Brazilian Democracy Under Military Tutelage Peluso Neder Meyer, Emilio Verfassungsblog 2021-02-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The relationship between the military and the civilian government is one that has defined the whole constitutional history of Brazil and could pave the way for a collapse of democracy. A few days ago, former Army General Villas Bôas revealed in an interview how the armed forces exercised pressure in 2018 against the Federal Supreme Court in the case of former President Lula. The threats made by General Villas Bôas demonstrate the fragility of the Brazilian democracy. Conflicts between the military and courts have been growing, and Bolsonaro has intensified the situation by increasingly involving military personnel in politics and making access to guns easier for the general public. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Brazil Jair Bolsonaro militarisation Transitional Justice Levy Silvério dos Reis, Ulisses Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/brazilian-democracy-under-military-tutelage/ raw object