http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210614-193340-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/defending-democracy-with-authoritarian-means/ Defending Democracy with Authoritarian Means Oliveira de Sousa, Felipe eng 2021-06-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Bolsonaro Brazil Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Brazilian Congress is currently discussing a legislative proposal to replace the current Law of National Security, enacted during the time of the military dictatorship in Brazil. It revokes the current Law of National Security and introduces a new section to Brazil’s Criminal Code defining various crimes against democracy, such as political violence, the dissemination of fake news in electoral campaigns and sabotage against democratic institutions.