Abstract
Why are Latin American politicians drawing the armed forces into politics and public security? What consequences does this democratically controlled re‐militarisation have for civil–military relations? With a case study of Brazil, this article introduces the conceptual tool of ‘negative convergence’: a widespread acceptance of increasing the military's internal roles among political leaders, military elites and society. Drawing upon public opinion surveys, the article analyses the ‘demand’ for internal military roles. A qualitative analysis of secondary literature and news reports then analyses the ‘supply‐side’ of negative convergence: political leaders' willingness to increase the armed forces' internal roles and the military's reactions.
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