Brazil: How to Weaken Democracy from Within
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The dance between democracy and authoritarianism can take different forms. And Brazil presents to us yet another one.  What the hell has been happening in Brazil for the past five years and what recent event sparked this episode? In short, it’s an alarming situation that involves large-scale corruption. For a longer story, listen to this episode! It’s a dense one. You can find the article on Dilma’s impeachment that I mention together with all of the episodes I refer to here: https://wp.me/pc6sQr-eh  In this quick article, I also share with you an independent media outlet recommendation where you can find all the quality news about Brazil.
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