In 2018, Brazil elected a president who attacked its democracy the way Donald Trump is going after the United States’ today. But Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court actually pushed back — and that made all the difference.
In this video, Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp reflects on his trip to Brazil and why he thinks its system held. Drawing on conversations with politicians and experts, he explains how the country’s multiparty system made it harder for Bolsonaro to dominate Congress or stack the courts — and why that made it much easier for their democracy to survive a similar crisis to ours.
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