The Influence of the Militarisation of Bureaucracies during Bolsonaro's Government on Public Opinion about the Brazilian Armed Forces

IF 0.8 4区历史学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Bulletin of Latin American Research Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI:10.1111/blar.13565

Tatiana Paula Da Cruz

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This paper examines the consequences of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's strategy of appointing military officials to high-level positions within the federal executive branch and its effect on public opinion about the Armed Forces. The main argument is that the outsized role of the Armed Forces in the Bolsonaro administration harmed public perceptions of the Brazilian military. Despite the robust recruitment process in the public bureaucracy, Bolsonaro found a way to surround himself with ideologically extreme bureaucrats at the highest level. The study explores the systematic approach of enhancing military personnel's presence in the government and hypothesises about declining levels of trust in the Armed Forces. The paper draws on data from three waves of the Brazilian survey ‘A Cara da Democracia’ (The Face of Democracy) to show that the population's level of trust in the Armed Forces decreased during Bolsonaro's tenure. Furthermore, the Brazilian survey data also suggest that lower trust in the Armed Forces is robustly associated with dissatisfaction with Brazilian democracy.

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博尔索纳罗政府时期官僚机构军事化对巴西武装部队民意的影响

本文探讨了巴西前总统雅伊尔-博尔索纳罗任命军事官员担任联邦行政部门高级职位的策略的后果及其对公众对武装部队看法的影响。本文的主要论点是，武装部队在博尔索纳罗政府中的作用过大损害了公众对巴西军队的看法。尽管公共官僚机构的征兵过程十分严谨，但博尔索纳罗还是找到了一种方法，在最高层围绕着意识形态极端的官僚。本研究探讨了加强军事人员在政府中存在的系统方法，并对武装部队信任度下降提出了假设。论文利用巴西三波调查 "A Cara da Democracia"（民主的面孔）的数据显示，在博尔索纳罗任期内，民众对武装部队的信任度有所下降。此外，巴西的调查数据还表明，对武装部队的信任度降低与对巴西民主的不满意度密切相关。

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期刊介绍： The Bulletin of Latin American Research publishes original research of current interest on Latin America, the Caribbean, inter-American relations and the Latin American Diaspora from all academic disciplines within the social sciences, history and cultural studies. In addition to research articles, the journal also includes a Debates section, which carries "state-of-the-art" reviews of work on particular topics by leading scholars in the field. The Bulletin also publishes a substantial section of book reviews, aiming to cover publications in English, Spanish and Portuguese, both recent works and classics of the past revisited.