Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention thesis in symbolic vote for democracy

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously voted Monday that the armed forces have no constitutional power to intervene in disputes between government branches, a largely symbolic decision aimed at bolstering democracy after years of increasing threat of military intervention.

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The court’s decision came in response to an argument that right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies deployed in recent years.

They have claimed that Article 142 of Brazil’s Constitution affords the military so-called “moderating power” between the…

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