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Brazilian End Game

https://miamiindependent.com/brazilian-end-game/

Brazilian patriots – who are a vast majority – are concerned, as the clock winds down to the Communist takeover of the country.

Nationwide protests, despite being censored by both social and corporate media (both Brazilian and global) and protest organizers being imprisoned by a rogue Supreme Court, have remained strong throughout Brazil since the 2nd round of the presidential elections was stolen at the end of October. But among more passive patriots the mood has soured, with most of my contacts now pessimistic.

But what if the intervention has already occurred?

Let me explain – which requires reviewing some Brazilian history.

Brazil, since its founding in 1500, has gone through numerous revolutions, including from colonial rule to the Brazilian Empire, from empire to republic, all of them strikingly non-violent – unlike in Spanish America.

Despite the ubiquitous leftist propaganda, the last revolution in 1964 was not a military coup. As explained by the Commander of the Brazilian Army, Gen. Marco Antônio Freire Gomes, in a recent video below, it was a completely constitutional transition of power, brought on by leftist infiltration which destabilized the country and by legitimate congressional acts. Two leftist Presidents in rapid succession either resigned or were voted out of office by congress (then allowed by the 1946 constitution). Subsequently congress mandated that presidential elections become indirect – that is, by the duly elected congress, not directly by voters. After electing a well-intended but incompetent leader, the congress changed its mind and put in its place a military triumvirate of generals.

In the 20+ years of military rule, no military leader remained beyond one term and every indirect election had free and open (usually leftist) opposition candidates.

Why do I review this history? Because Brazilians – in a mixed inheritance of both Portuguese rule and British influence – are sticklers for legitimate procedures.

Two sources – each of them patriots from historically powerful families in the region where I am visiting – this last week alerted me to a glaring omission: despite the “certification” of the presidential election in mid-December, the results never were published in the Diário Oficial, which since 1862 is the government’s official means of registering governmental acts.
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Freedom-loving patriots the world over have noticed President Bolsanaro’s near total silence since the stolen election. This is proper and smart. Resolving the stolen election is not a task for Bolsanaro, who cannot be seen incentivizing protestors (who are accused of being, what else?, “anti-democratic”), and saving the Brazilian Republic is not about Bolsanaro or keeping him in power.

In fact, Brazil’s dearly beloved leader just yesterday flew to the U.S. to join his family “on holiday,” leaving his vice president, a former general, in control.

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It is also important to keep in mind that, per Brazil’s current constitution from 1988, the military plays a pivotal role – unlike in the U.S. constitution, for instance. It contains various articles on the balance of power and the military’s role in maintaining both internal stability and resolving constitutional crises – which Brazil has in spades, due to both a stolen presidential election and a completely rogue (acting outside the constitution) Supreme Court.

Foreign reporters have pointed to various articles, such as Article 142, as legitimizing military intervention. While true, one cannot expect a Hollywood-like military intervention.

Instead, it must be recognized that above the Supreme Court (or STF, which is the abbreviation for Supreme Federal Tribunal in Portuguese) stands the STM – that is, the Military Supreme Tribunal.

Brazilian Communists are not stupid and – along with lackeys from the Biden regime – have strategized how to illegitimately take power.

One strategy is to avoid publication in the Diário Oficial until the very last moment. This is the “tell” that not all is proceeding as the leftist ursurpers would hope. My contacts suggest that its publication today would, theoretically, allow for the former prisoner and felon Lula, to take power as early as possible on Jan. 1st – that is, in the colorful Brazilian phrase, “to ascend the ramp” to the presidential palace in Brasília.

But what if the STM is already – with all the documents properly signed internally – running the government?

At 8pm this evening (6pm Eastern Standard Time), Vice President Mourão is scheduled to give a national presser.

While it is possible he will announce the actual current state of affairs, he might also give “a head fake,” emboldening the Communists to proceed at pace.

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Brazil may very well be in the process of restoring constitutional law, and a functioning republic, in Latin America.

Don’t expect an immediate round-up of bad actors – from Lula to the Communist Supreme Court – it is not how Brazilians do things. As in 1964, bad actors are more likely to be imprisoned only if they take, or promulgate, unlawful reactions to the constitutional transition.

Lastly – due to Brazilian customs, culture, and precedence – don’t expect Bolsanaro to return to Brazil any time soon. He will need to be officially invited back to the country, in order to oversee a revamping of the entire electoral system, with clean elections as early as later next year.

The author:
Dick Borden (a pseudonym) is a Brazilologist who has published numerous articles and a book on Brazil, as well as lectured on the country to various audiences, including to the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in New York City and Brazilian diplomats. While a resident of Florida, he is currently at an undisclosed location in Brazil.