Militares na política: reinterpretação narrativa como estratégia para retomada do Poder

Abstract

This article aims to show how the narrative reconstruction of the dictatorial period in Brazil (1964-1985) contributed to the return of the military to power, this time in a democratic way, with the election for President of the former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro. It is intended to analyze how a cultural broth of presence of the military in the Brazilian political arena and the care of this same sphere in preserving the Armed Forces during the period of democratic transition favored a favorable reinterpretation of military governments. The text highlights manifestations of military leaders in the 2011-2020 decade, extolling the period and how Bolsonaro appropriated this legacy in order to project himself among voters. The researchpoints out that the population's resentments towards civil governments contributed to thicken this narrative, cemented on the tripod of efficiency, combating corruption and the legitimacy of repression. It also shows that the practice of the military in the current government is not consistent with such myths.