The recently inaugurated government of Lula da Silva in Brazil is facing the effects of the most pernicious and negative policy of Jair Bolsonarohis predecessor in the Presidency of his country: the militarization of the public administration. Bolsonaro He promoted thousands of military cadres in all spheres of the country’s public administration, militarizing public security in state governments. He embedded them in the central functions of the Brazilian State, such as in the control of customs, ports, in the administration of airports. In addition, he entrusted the military cadres with the most important public construction works of his government. He increased the public budget of the intelligence and security agencies so that they could know all the events in the country in real time, even before the President himself. So the confidence of Bolsonaro in the military ranks.
Additionally, it proceeded to turn the military high command into entrepreneurs on their own, and with almost unlimited access to public funds to promote their own projects, of particular interest to the high military command. Prosperity propelled the generals into an economic position above what is known as the “middle class.” They became a new layer of the Brazilian bourgeoisie.
In this context, it was not difficult for the new president Lula to understand that the entire military establishment, and not only the high command, viewed with interest and “craving” the calls from sectors of Brazilian society to give way to a seizure of power, to avoid an alternation “unwanted” by some .
Important Brazilian military commanders, poisoned with the apple of power, allowed insurgent masses to take over the facilities of the three branches of the Brazilian State in the capital, Brasilia: the offices of the Executive, the National Congress and the seat of the Supreme Court of Justice. It is understood that they let the demonstrators go, probably with the idea that, in order to restore order, the military would be summoned to take power and, thus, prevent the formation of the new government. Lula da Silva. But it didn’t happen that way.
Various forces, both political and security, intervened to prevent this coup scenario from happening. In the end, the new Brazilian president began to head off the country’s intelligence and security organs because they did not warn of the danger or try to stop the angry mob. The most relevant act so far was the dismissal of the top commander of the Army, who refused to act against the protesters. He has also removed civil authorities who apparently motivated the protesters to act in this way.
the same ex-president Bolsonaro he is being investigated for his possible involvement in the events that shook Brazil, despite being living in the United States.
It is relevant that, like BolsonaroPresident Lopez Obrador it is creating similar conditions for the Mexican military to be in a position to take power. What Bolsonaro, has integrated thousands of military cadres at all levels of the country’s public administration, as had never happened in the modern Mexican era. He handed over huge portions of the public budget to the Mexican generals to spend as they pleased, regardless of any kind of accountability. They decide on which public works to do and award them directly to favorite builders (or relatives?) to carry them out. They control all the major airports in the country, ports and customs. They are in charge of public security in all the states governed by Morena and have the National Guard for mass control in Mexico City, starting with the Metro. Military engineers guard the Metro workshops and build the most important railway projects in the nation. The new Undersecretary of National Public Security is a military man. A soldier is in charge of State intelligence and spies on opponents designated by the President.
Additionally, the military forces patrol, from now on, the federal highways, the secondary roads, dirt roads and gaps of the country. The Army has barracks and surveillance posts throughout the national territory and prepares the same for the National Guard, with its own barracks.
According to the Guacamaya Leaks, the Ministry of National Defense is in a position and situated to take control of the country at any time. The National Guard is preparing to control protests and mass demonstrations against the government. The question is, what mass demonstrations are they preparing for?
Some Mexican generals have openly expressed themselves in favor of the ideological model of Lopez Obrador. So there is a stimulus, not only of economic interest, but also of political-ideological interest on their part to participate in a conspiracy of continuity and taxation of the 4T, especially in case of losing the elections in 2024.
The Brazilian military marked out a path for the Mexican peers to follow. A path that leads to breaking the democratic agreement and promoting authoritarian and militaristic continuity. It is no accident that the phrase “coup d’état” comes out of López Obrador’s mouth with increasing frequency in any context. Obviously, bring that option in mind.
