ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the content of social civic actions (ACISO, ações cívico-sociais) in contemporary Brazil by placing the developmental role of the Brazilian Army into a historical perspective. I describe a history of implementing social civic actions in two moments: military regime (1964–1985) and democracy (1985-present). The research further describes the geographical dimension, target population, settlement, and activities implemented by the Brazilian Army in democratic Brazil based on a dataset of ACISOS. The paper concludes ACISOS changed from actions to help fight and eliminate guerrillas to activities to ensure the population’s support towards many military objectives in contemporary operations, including counter drugs operations. Yet, the emphasis on providing public services and goods to the popular classes and the search to promote military values in society are important factors of continuity.

摘要

本文通过将巴西军队的发展作用置于历史视角来研究当代巴西社会公民行动（ACISO，ações cívico-sociis）的内容。我在两个时刻描述了实施社会公民行动的历史：军事政权（1964-1985）和民主（1985年至今）。该研究基于 ACISOS 数据集进一步描述了地理维度、目标人口、定居点以及巴西军队在民主巴西实施的活动。该文件的结论是，ACISOS 从帮助打击和消灭游击队的行动转变为确保民众支持当代行动（包括禁毒行动）中许多军事目标的活动。然而，