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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 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>		'''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 ==		== Examples ==

			=== Argentina ===
			In 2024, the Federal Criminal Court of Cassation sentenced former president [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner\|Cristina Kirchner]] to six years in prison and banned her from running for office for life because of alleged fraud in public works in [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina\|Santa Cruz Province]]. The current presidents of [[Plurinational State of Bolivia\|Bolivia]] and [[Republic of Honduras\|Honduras]] and former presidents of Bolivia, [[Republic of Colombia\|Colombia]], [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]], and Honduras condemned the ruling.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Hernán Viudes\|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]\|title=Lawfare in Argentina: Cristina Kirchner Convicted\|date=2024-12-09\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2024/12/09/lawfare-in-argentina-cristina-kirchner-convicted/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210050233/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2024/12/09/lawfare-in-argentina-cristina-kirchner-convicted/\|archive-date=2024-12-10}}</ref>

	=== Brazil ===		=== Brazil ===

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	== References ==		== References ==
			[[Category:Suppression of dissent]]

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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" />

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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>

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