Washington Post: Talk of military takeover in Brazil grows
RIO DE JANEIRO - Flipping through the news several weeks ago, Carlos de Lima Belucio grew alarmed. People were panicking over a strange new disease. Other countries were locking down. Then it hit him: There was only one way to save the country. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had to stage a military takeover.
Ignoring warnings to stay inside, Belucio began joining demonstrations urging Brazil's armed forces to remove the institutions that impede Bolsonaro's rule. Using violence, if need be. The country, he said, must stay open.
"The pandemic is just a smokescreen," said Belucio, 43, who lives in the northern city of Belém. "With a military regime, it would all be better."
As Latin America's largest nation grapples with its gravest health and economic challenges in a generation, and Bolsonaro flounders under the pressure, the specter of the armed forces is looming larger over public life than at any time since the fall of the military dictatorship in 1985.
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WNU Editor: As of last night there has been 11,500 registered deaths due to Covid-19 and 168,331 confirmed cases in Brazil .... Shocking scenes emerge in country ravaged by virus (Yahoo News).
Update: The situation is getting worse in Mexico .... Mexico's president orders military on streets to curb rising violence (Reuters).
