%0 Journal Article %T Autonomia na lei: as for£¿as armadas nas constitui£¿£¿es nacionais %A Mathias %A Suzeley Kalil %A Guzzi %A Andr¨¦ Cavaller %J Revista Brasileira de Ci¨ºncias Sociais %D 2010 %I Associa??o Nacional de P¨®s-Gradua??o e Pesquisa em Ci¨ºncias Sociais - ANPOCS %R 10.1590/S0102-69092010000200003 %X this paper will analyze the differences between the function, mission, and role of the armed forces as guaranteed by each brazilian constitution from the 1824 imperial constitution to the current one, the 1988 constitution. we conclude that the autonomy of the military is guaranteed by law; therefore, it is difficult to place limitations on the power of the armed forces. %K legal system %K constitution %K armed forces %K autonomy %K democracy. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-69092010000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en