The commander who led Brazil’s Air Force during the end of Jair Bolsonaro’s term is set to publish a book detailing his efforts to create an “anti-coup trench” within the armed forces, confirming that the country faced an imminent risk of institutional rupture after the 2022 election. Lieutenant-Brigadier Carlos Baptista Júnior’s account adds significant weight to previous revelations from Federal Police testimony, which confirmed the former president personally presented a draft coup decree to the heads of the Army and Air Force in a bid to remain in power.