Bolsonaro Mocks ‘Absurd’ Idea of Military Coup After Court Rules
Jair Bolsonaro wears a protective mask during the National Flag Raising ceremony at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 12.
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President Jair Bolsonaro said he trusts Brazil’s armed forces to stay out of politics after a Supreme Court justice ruled on the military’s constitutional role at the request of an opposition party.
Anti-racism protests in Brazil and what Bolsonaro’s adversaries say are his authoritarian tendencies were the backdrop to the petition by the Democratic Labor Party, or PDT. Justice Luiz Fux responded with a preliminary injunction on Friday saying the armed forces are an institution of the Brazilian state, not the government of the day.