New paradigms for civil-military relations in Brazil
The diffuse manifestation of different sectors of Brazilian society from 2013 marked a turning point in Brazil's political agenda. The signs of a perfect storm was accompanied by a divisive electoral process, worsening macroeconomic conditions and the breakthrough in corruption investigations that initially put former President Dilma Rousseff and her party as targets. The economic crisis, the involvement of the Workers' Party in scandals of misappropriation of public resources, and the loss of political capital, led to Rousseff's impeachment in 2016. Rousseff's downfall did not stop the questioning of Brazilian institutions by its citizens, as virtually the entire political establishment was involved in corruption. Disbelief in political institutions consolidated the rise of conservative political thinking and led sectors of Brazilian society to welcome the presence of the military in political disputes and to defend military intervention, something like the return to the dictatorial regime led by the military between 1964 and 1985. In view of the growing demand for greater political involvement of military sectors, this article aims to analyze civil-military relations in the current decade, observing its transformations and to what extent it can be shaped to provide political stability and strengthen Brazilian democratic structures.