The Brazilian military's controversial parade (Aug. 11, 2021)
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Brazil's armed forces staged a parade of troops and armored vehicles through Brasilia's streets yesterday. The convoy was announced just one day earlier, and coincided with a scheduled vote in Congress on a constitutional reform by President Jair Bolsonaro. Critics called the move a “banana republic-style," and said the decision was reminiscent of Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, for which Bolsonaro, a former army captain, is openly nostalgic. Soldiers arrested a group of protesters who tried to block the convoy.
The Brazilian military's controversial parade (Aug. 11, 2021)
The Brazilian military's controversial parade…
The Brazilian military's controversial parade (Aug. 11, 2021)
Brazil's armed forces staged a parade of troops and armored vehicles through Brasilia's streets yesterday. The convoy was announced just one day earlier, and coincided with a scheduled vote in Congress on a constitutional reform by President Jair Bolsonaro. Critics called the move a “banana republic-style," and said the decision was reminiscent of Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, for which Bolsonaro, a former army captain, is openly nostalgic. Soldiers arrested a group of protesters who tried to block the convoy.