Jair Bolsonaro ordered the "commemorations" for the anniversary of the coup of military state in Brazil

The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro gave the Ministry of Defense the freedom to carry out the "commemorations" of the coup of 1964 military state in Brazil, who will turn 55 on March 31, said presidential spokesman Otavio Rego Barros on Monday.

"Our President has already decided with the Ministry of Defense to make the commemorations scheduled for March 31, 1964, including the agenda," said Rego Barros in statements to reporters.

The spokesperson did not specify what type will be the commemorationsbut, after being questioned, he pointed out that the commanders will be able to perform the acts that they "consider in their respective garrisons" military.

According to sources from the Ministry of Defense, it's a way of remembering the date from the historical point of view and for that an "agenda" will be published, a note that "He will talk about the event."

In 1964, President Joao Goulart was overthrown by the army, who instituted in Brazil a dictatorship that lasted until 1985, when Tancredo Neves The first civilian president was elected, but at a vote held by Congress.

However, The presidential spokesman pointed out that the Brazilian president did not view the 1964 episode as a coup of the military state.

Bolsonaro, according to Rego Barros, thinks that "the society gathered and perceived the danger that the country was living at that time, joined the civilians and the military" for "recover and move" Brazil

"If all this had not happened, we would have today a kind of government that would not be good for anyone", added the spokesperson.

Throughout his political career, Bolsonaro's turned out to be nostalgic for the military dictatorship and during the dismissal who stole Dilma Rousseff of power, the deputy then devoted his vote to the colonel Carlos Alberto Brilhante, one of the leaders of the repressive apparatus of dictatorship.

According to the report of the Truth Commission, the military dictatorship of Brazil left 434 dead and missingas well as many cases of persecution and torture.

(With EFE information)