The Media and The Military

Newspapers need to clarify the degree of the alignment between the government and the Military

Jul.24.2020 2:56PM

Brazil's military—usually portrayed as the moderate wing in the government or the moderator of everything—has already been portrayed by the press in various ways.

Such approaches often confuse readers who seek to understand better the nature of the interaction between the Armed Forces and the Plateau.

The most repeated story is that the military acts as the rational wing of the government (as opposed to the "ideological&quot , responsible for containing the president's excesses — as if the military members of the government acted as guardians of governance and common sense.

In just over a year and a half of Jair Bolsonaro in the Presidency, was it the military that changed the relationship with the Executive Branch, or was it the media that took time to capture the spirits of the military?

Not so long ago, articles from Folha and other media "discovered" that military personnel who make up the government support the government. However, the press did not change the approach: unconditional support continued to be presented as conditioned support.

One reader questioned this type of story: "Sorry, but who doesn't know that palace generals endorse the president's attitudes?"

More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/ombudsman/2020/07/the-media-and-the-military.shtml