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The Latest Breaking News from Democracy

The Walrus Leadership Forum: Trust in Democracy

The challenges facing our leaders and institutions

The Walrus · Jan 10, 2023

Netanyahu: Claims Judicial Reform Plans Will End Israel’s Democracy Are ‘baseless’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected as "baseless" claims by critics that his government proposed judicial reforms.

Zenger · Jan 10, 2023

Brazil protests: Why are Lula and Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting?

Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro have rioted in protest against Lula’s victory

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023

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Speaker McCarthy: That's no joke, folks

As usual, the mockery was a way to avoid the real emotions we should feel: How the hell did America get here?

Salon · Jan 10, 2023

First Thing: Democrats decry new House rules as a ‘ransom note to America’

Partisan lines divided the vote on rules, with no Democrats voting for them and only one Republican voting against. Plus, how US state agencies got funny

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2023

Commentary: The first step in dumping Trump

Former President Donald Trump has been called many things, from a would-be tyrant to an alleged sexual predator. In the aftermath of the 2022 elections, a new moniker may sound his death knell — a loser. He lost in 2020, as did his party. With inflation running high in a…

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023

Commentary: GOP insurrectionists mount a new attack on the Capitol by stalling House speaker election

Two years after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, some of the same far-right Republican members of Congress who refused to certify the lawful election of President Joe Biden are waging a new attack on democracy by throwing the U.S. House into chaos.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 10, 2023

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Thousands take to the streets in Brazil to condemn rioters

The riot in Brasilia was a reminder of the threat to democracy posed by those that refuse to accept former President Jair Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy

Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions

The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2023

Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical

The scenes of supporters of Brazil's defeated president Jair Bolsonaro breaking into government buildings that are the very symbol of their country’s democracy brought back memories of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Lauren Boebert sugarcoats House speaker vote chaos, calling it her ‘most productive week in Congress’

Ms Boebert and other Republicans are spinning the drawn-out speakership fight as a win for democracy

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Brazil: swift and robust response to the insurrection highlights the strength of democracy

Brazil’s state institutions, including the recently installed government of Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, have reacted swiftly in the wake of the riots in Brasilia last weekend. Hundreds of rioters have already been arrested and the state governor of the federal district has been suspended for his sluggish and ineffective…

The Conversation · Jan 9, 2023

Far-right rioters hunted for storming Brazil's seats of power after Bolsonaro defeat

Copying the bid by Donald Trump’s violent MAGA supporters to overturn the country’s democracy, Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace were invaded

Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023

‘They were in ecstasy’: how Bolsonaro mob’s orgy of violence rocked Brasília

Far-right rioters say they came to overthrow President Lula in attack that echoed January 6 assault on US Capitol

The Guardian - US · Jan 9, 2023

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France 24 · Jan 9, 2023

Brazil cracks down on pro-Bolsonaro rioters after Congress stormed

Brazilian soldiers backed by police dismantled a camp of supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Brazil's state institutions since its return to democracy in the 1980s. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joined leaders of…

Salon · Jan 9, 2023

Will young people save US democracy?

Unlike past generations, younger voters are not growing more conservative with age

Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023

Brazil protests: Apocalyptic scenes as 'fanatics' storm president's office and palace

Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows and invaded Brazil's Three Powers Square after his rival was inaugurated

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023

World leaders condemn Brazil violence as US lawmakers call for Bolsonaro extradition

Joe Biden says situation in Brazil is ‘outrageous’ as presidents across South America denounce ‘assault on democracy’

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Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

Editorial: Fate of Amazon rests in the hands of Brazil’s Lula

Last week, the world’s fourth-largest democracy swore in a new (and old) president after kicking its own second-rate Trumpian demagogue to the curb. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, better known simply as Lula, was sworn in on Jan. 1, his second time at the helm of the diverse…

France 24 · Jan 9, 2023

Brazil authorities pledge to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters and those who financed them

Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

Brazilian President Lula vows to punish far-right rioters who stormed country’s congress and top court

Brazilian authorities have begun investigating the worst attack on the country’s institutions since democracy was restored four decades ago

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 9, 2023

World Leaders Condemn Anti-government Mob Attacks in Brasilia

President Joe Biden assailed Sunday's attacks by supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil as "outrageous," as condemnation poured in from around the world against mobs that smashed their way into the halls of power in Brasilia. Biden issued his one-word verdict to reporters before later tweeting to assure his…

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

Taiwan pitches democratic alliance to shore up shaky Paraguay ties

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday pitched the need to jointly defend democracy against authoritarianism as she sought to shore up shaky ties with Paraguay, and said they were good friends.

The Conversation · Jan 9, 2023

Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military

Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023.

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The Latest Breaking News from Democracy

The Walrus Leadership Forum: Trust in Democracy

Netanyahu: Claims Judicial Reform Plans Will End Israel’s Democracy Are ‘baseless’

Brazil protests: Why are Lula and Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting?

Speaker McCarthy: That's no joke, folks

First Thing: Democrats decry new House rules as a ‘ransom note to America’

Commentary: The first step in dumping Trump

Commentary: GOP insurrectionists mount a new attack on the Capitol by stalling House speaker election

Thousands take to the streets in Brazil to condemn rioters

Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy

Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical

Lauren Boebert sugarcoats House speaker vote chaos, calling it her ‘most productive week in Congress’

Brazil: swift and robust response to the insurrection highlights the strength of democracy

Far-right rioters hunted for storming ­Brazil's seats of power after Bolsonaro defeat

‘They were in ecstasy’: how Bolsonaro mob’s orgy of violence rocked Brasília

Brazil cracks down on pro-Bolsonaro rioters after Congress stormed

Will young people save US democracy?

Brazil protests: Apocalyptic scenes as 'fanatics' storm president's office and palace

World leaders condemn Brazil violence as US lawmakers call for Bolsonaro extradition

Editorial: Fate of Amazon rests in the hands of Brazil’s Lula

Brazil authorities pledge to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters and those who financed them

Brazilian President Lula vows to punish far-right rioters who stormed country’s congress and top court

World Leaders Condemn Anti-government Mob Attacks in Brasilia

Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

Taiwan pitches democratic alliance to shore up shaky Paraguay ties

Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military

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Far-right rioters hunted for storming Brazil's seats of power after Bolsonaro defeat