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'''Lawfare''' is the use of the law as a weapon against political or economic enemies. The term first appeared in the 1970s but was popularized in the early 21st century.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Brian Mier|newspaper=[[Kawsachun News]]|title=US Lawfare and the destabilization of Latin America|date=2023-01-25|url=https://kawsachunnews.com/us-lawfare-and-the-destabilization-of-latin-america|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205042636/https://kawsachunnews.com/us-lawfare-and-the-destabilization-of-latin-america|archive-date=2023-02-05|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>
'''Lawfare''' is the use of the law as a weapon against political or economic enemies. The term first appeared in the 1970s but was popularized in the early 21st century.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Brian Mier|newspaper=[[Kawsachun News]]|title=US Lawfare and the destabilization of Latin America|date=2023-01-25|url=https://kawsachunnews.com/us-lawfare-and-the-destabilization-of-latin-america|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205042636/https://kawsachunnews.com/us-lawfare-and-the-destabilization-of-latin-america|archive-date=2023-02-05|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>
 
== Examples ==
 
=== Brazil ===
A [[Federative Republic of Brazil|Brazilian]] court barred [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula da Silva]] from running in the 2018 election and accused [[Gleisi Hoffman]], the President of the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]], of [[corruption]] with a complete lack of evidence.<ref name=":0" />
 
=== Ecuador ===
[[Jorge Glas]], the former Vice President of [[Republic of Ecuador|Ecuador]], was arrested in 2017 for allegedly receiving bribes from a construction company based on the plea bargain of a single corporate executive. He was released on parole in November 2022. In April 2020, a court sentenced [[Rafael Correa]], who was living in exile in [[Kingdom of Belgium|Belgium]], to eight years in prison and barred him from running for president for 25 years.<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 19:36, 11 February 2023

Lawfare is the use of the law as a weapon against political or economic enemies. The term first appeared in the 1970s but was popularized in the early 21st century.[1]

Examples[edit | edit source]

Brazil[edit | edit source]

A Brazilian court barred Lula da Silva from running in the 2018 election and accused Gleisi Hoffman, the President of the Workers' Party, of corruption with a complete lack of evidence.[1]

Ecuador[edit | edit source]

Jorge Glas, the former Vice President of Ecuador, was arrested in 2017 for allegedly receiving bribes from a construction company based on the plea bargain of a single corporate executive. He was released on parole in November 2022. In April 2020, a court sentenced Rafael Correa, who was living in exile in Belgium, to eight years in prison and barred him from running for president for 25 years.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brian Mier (2023-01-25). "US Lawfare and the destabilization of Latin America" Kawsachun News. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-11.