Brazilian Military Dictatorship, as realized, 1964-1985
20th Century · realized scope
A form of military-led government in Brazil in which executive authority was held by a succession of generals serving as heads of state. It existed from April 1964 to March 1985, when civilian rule was restored. It is principally associated with the Institutional Acts, a series of decrees that restructured governmental and judicial powers during the period.
Cluster:Extractive Rule
Tradition & Continuity leads the elevations, with Authority & Hierarchy, Material Aspiration, and Security & Stability high beside it, while Knowledge & Truth and Care & Welfare are strongly depressed and the procedural Principles run low. Elevated Material Aspiration is the distinctive marker among the hierarchical clusters. What separates it from Mobilized Absolutism is degree: the depressions here are shallower and the elevations less extreme.
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Neighbors
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- 2Suharto (Indonesia New Order), as realized, 1966-1998Distance: 14Compare
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- 4Trump (U.S. presidency, 2nd term), as realized, 2025-presentDistance: 17Compare
- 5Russian Federation (Putin era), as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 18Compare
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