However, there is a more profound lesson we can learn from Brazil: Democracy depends on more than institutions.
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Five years after first putting forward the notion of ‘active nonalignment,’ former Chilean ambassador Jorge Heine returns to the subject.
Brazil’s attempt to strike a balance between free speech and regulation of online platforms has become politicized – complicating future legislation.
President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory, but regional leaders and outside observers have cried foul.
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
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