Fugitives

News that military commanders would resign from their posts has been dotting the press for many weeks. 

 Life has taught me to doubt news of this kind. Through unsuspecting or malicious journalists, officials are constantly planting information to create a climate of uncertainty. They create work for my colleagues dedicated to following the complex events of hybrid warfare.

But from the beginning, I wondered what motivates officers to relinquish command of the state's main instruments of force at such a delicate moment in the international arena, when nuclear holocaust could be announced at any moment. Don't the commanders think about this?

I also wondered about the meaning of resignation in such special circumstances for Brazilian democracy, where the President of the Republic threatens to promote institutional ruptures. 

What ethical principles guide commanders? What intentions, whether petty or noble, govern them?

Disappointment with the sovereign's decision, which in democratic regimes is the people? More precisely, disapproval at Lula's victory? Even more precisely, bitterness at the defeat of their candidate? 

It crossed my mind that the commanders might simply want to fuel the atmosphere of insecurity in order to fulfill the popular will that displeased them. A petty desire to spoil the celebration scheduled for the first day of the year. In doing so, they would gain a position of corporate bargaining power with the next Head of State.

Given the frustration of a terrorist attack in Brasília last weekend, I began to think that the commanders were shirking responsibility for these macabre machinations. 

The terrorists are organized within the ranks of military families camped within the security perimeters of the barracks. It is difficult to separate them from the actions of the commanders.

The news that the Minister of Defense would resign two days before Lula's inauguration left me even more intrigued. Where have you ever seen someone abandon leadership positions at crucial moments? No ethical discourse can withstand this fever of resigning from posts.

It seems the fugitives are planning a leaderless takeover of the camp. Ranks without leadership become hordes. If contaminated by political debate, they go mad. Is that the plan, commanders?