‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:34 GMT

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidencyThe far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting.The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy, army and air force. Continue reading...

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