Thread:AkkoKun/@comment-31401828-20171116204410/@comment-32637988-20171118201748

There's one important thing I need to tell you, and that's extremely important to understand what is happening in Brazil right now:

Since the overthrow of the empire, Brazil has had very few periods of political stability. The first republic was affected by the tenentista rebellions that started in the 1920s, then came the revoution of 1930 that put Getúlio Vargas in power. The Vargas government was also plagued by uprisings, such as the 1935 ANL uprising (called the Intentona Comunista), the 1932 constitutionalist revolution and the 1938 Integralist revolts. The second Brazilian Republic, proclaimed on 1946, was perhaps the most unstable of all. Rival political powers battled fiercely for the presidency, there was pressure from the military on the politicians and, with the resignation of president Jânio Quadros in 1961, the communist João Goulart assumed office, which led to the military coup of 1964. During the dictatorship of 1964-1985, the military government also faced communist uprisings, particularly in the north and northeastern regions. Today, the ascension of Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate to the elections of 2018, threatens to destabilize the country once more, as he defends the military dictatorship and is a rival of leftist Lula.

Glossary
 * Tenentismo: Revolts led by junior army officers (Tenentes or Lieutenants), aimed at overthrowing the oligarchic first republic.
 * ANL: Aliança Nacional Libertadora (National Liberation Alliance): leftist party created in 1934.
 * Integralism: Brazilian version of fascism.