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‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

The Guardian UK Saturday 05 September 2026, 10:00 UTC By Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro 1 min read
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Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidencyThe far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting. The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy,...

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency

The far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting.

The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy, army and air force.

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Brazil (LOCATION) Bolsonaro (PERSON) Carlos de Almeida Baptista (PERSON) Lula (PERSON) Jair Bolsonaro (PERSON) Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (PERSON) navy (ORG)
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