Interview with the historians Renato Lemos and Cláudio Beserra de Vasconcelos

In Brazil, in recent years, we have seen a gradual involvement of the military in politics, a participation that was more evident after the last presidential election (2018). Military sectors, especially linked to the high command of the Armed Forces, when they joined the government, provoked a heat...

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Main Authors: Santos, Wagner Luiz Bueno dos, Robba, Olívia Rocha, Dias, Daniel de Almeida, Matta, Jhonathan Ferreira da
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2020
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Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/tematicas/article/view/14736
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Summary:In Brazil, in recent years, we have seen a gradual involvement of the military in politics, a participation that was more evident after the last presidential election (2018). Military sectors, especially linked to the high command of the Armed Forces, when they joined the government, provoked a heated debate that took over the pages of the main newspapers of great circulation, it was no different in the academic environment. However, such participation is not new in national history, at decisive moments in Brazilian politics, the military has a prominent role acting as protagonists in the seizure of power and in the direction of the Brazilian State. To talk about this topic, we invited Renato Luís do Couto Neto e Lemos and Claudio Beserra de Vasconcelos, two historians who, in addition to drawing an analysis of the history of military participation in national political life, will tell us a little about their trajectories.
ISSN:2595-315X