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Blame social media, populist politicians and falling trust in institutions
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It is a test case for how countries recover from a populist fever

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Local politicians are too often corrupt and criminal

Críticas online e acusações de fraudes não comprovadas prejudicaram a confiança de eleitores

The country should be faring much better

Some of the world’s most powerful judges have an over-cosy relationship with the business and political elite