Armed Forces Commanders Resign in Protest Against Bolsonaro [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

The unprecedented military crisis is the biggest one since 1977, but uniforms are working to lower the heat

Mar.30.2021 3:44PM

For the first time in history, three commanders of the Armed Forces have asked for joint resignation for disagreeing with the President of the Republic.

They have all reaffirmed that the military will not participate in any coup attempts, however, they are looking for an accommodation way out of this crisis, the biggest one in the area since the dismissal of the, then, Army Minister Sylvio Frota in 1977 by President Ernesto Geisel.

This Tuesday morning, Edson Leal Pujol (Army), Ilques Barbosa (Navy), and Antônio Carlos Bermudez (Air Force) made their positions available to the reserve general Walter Braga Netto, the new Minister of Defense.

Braga Netto attempted to dissuade them from following in the footsteps of his predecessor, also a reserve general, Fernando Azevedo, fired by Jair Bolsonaro on Monday (29), who was also present at the meeting.

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