Worse than useless:

"In the decades since, the military returned to the barracks, but its withdrawal was always conditional. The tenure of Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain, brought the military back to the heart of government. He might have grudgingly left office, but Brazil’s military — privileged, preponderant and unaccountable — remains a constant threat to the country’s democracy."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/opinion/brazil-military-bolsonaro.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare