Is global democracy at risk? Another day, another demagogue in power. This time, it is Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian threatening to take a chainsaw to the state and heralding further instability in South America.
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Jair Bolsonaro - The right wing Brazilian president from 2019 to 2022.
English mastiff - A breed of dog.
Anarcho-capitalist - A political philosophy which suggests that private property rights are needed but that governments are not.
Populist - The term comes from the People's Party, which operated in the USA in the 1890s. Now, it is often used to refer to any movement that makes a distinction between the "people" and the corrupt "establishment".
Referendum - A direct vote by the population of a country on a particular law or issue.
Unprecedented - Never been seen before.
Manifesto - A statement published by a person or group of people, especially a political party, or a government, in which they say what their aims and policies are.
Unorthodox - Unusual or unconventional.
Establishment - A group of people who have authority within society, such as the government or religious leaders.
Authoritarian - Enforcing strict obedience to authority.
Populism - A type of politics that claims to represent the common people in the fight against a powerful and "elite" establishment.
Eccentric - Unconventional or erratic.