Even more narrow-minded anti-communism blinds the military.

Because they can't see beyond their noses, the monopolistic media interpreted the recent coup-mongering by the military as a manifestation of revolt against widespread corruption. Nothing could be further from the truth.

With all due respect to exceptions – I myself am a witness to the moral rectitude of a brother in the military and of my late father, a veteran of the FEB (Brazilian Expeditionary Force) – but since when do the military have the authority to pose as champions of integrity in the handling of public affairs?

Under the protective shield of censorship, it is known that corruption ran rampant during the dictatorship. A tiny minority of cases came to light after the press, even muzzled, broke through the siege and managed to expose scandals such as the nefarious transactions (hail Chico Buarque de Holanda) revealed by the Coroa-Brastel and Delfim scandals.

The authoritarian regime exempted the generals from having to account for the vast sums of money buried in the bottomless pits of mega-projects during the "Brazil, love it or leave it" era, such as the Trans-Amazonian Highway and the Rio-Niterói Bridge.

Without any cognitive effort, but simply situating in time and space the display of General Mourão's claws, the complicity of the Army commander, Villas Bôas, and the succession of coup threats by pajama-clad troglodytes on social media, it is possible to conclude that the main cause of the turmoil in the barracks is Lula's favoritism in the 2018 presidential elections, attested to by polls from all institutes.

This is equivalent to saying that the real targets of the military skirmish are Lula, the PT (Workers' Party), the CUT (Unified Workers' Central), other left-wing parties, and social movements. Although it has taken important steps towards professionalization, our armed forces are still inspired by the national security doctrine in the training of their officers.

The most narrow-minded and anachronistic anti-communism of the Cold War era is still strong in the barracks. It was only temporarily shelved due to the context of redemocratization and the success of the democratic and popular PT governments. It was enough for them to perceive the fertile ground provided by the obscurantist wave sweeping the country to unleash the devil from the bottle. As in the past, now the military is once again admitting that they see communists even in their own shadows.

It is no coincidence that they are unable to identify the true enemies of the nation and the people. Without any military leadership speaking out, the country's strategic riches are handed over to foreigners, including the pre-salt oil reserves, a passport to the future of the Brazilian people, mineral reserves, the electrical system, and our lands.

Without causing any commotion in the barracks, public investment is frozen for 20 years and the most basic rights of the people are stolen (and mind you, the armed forces are made up of young people from poor families).

There are also no reports of expressions of discontent from high-ranking officers regarding a labor reform that ended the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws), as well as the pension reform, which is on its way and will force Brazilians to work until they die. The military was excluded from the pension reform, but it will directly affect their relatives.