This article proposes to analyse the period of brazilian military governments (1964-1985) under the view of lawfulness culture. We intend to show how the take of political power in 1964, far of being considered just the invest of the force and of the will, it was based into a juridical effort engagement, made upon a determined theory of constitutional right with emphasis in the thought of Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen.
Political Culture; Armed Services; Brazil
