In his bid to weather a political storm spurred by one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided to lean on a familiar ally, the military, which helped seal his election three years ago. But after playing a loyalist atop the Ministry of Defense last month, part of a spate of cabinet replacements that triggered the simultaneous resignations of the chiefs of Brazil’s army, navy, and air force, Bolsonaro’s approval ratings have fallen to historic lows, leaving his political fate increasingly in jeopardy.
