Brazil denies visas to U.S. officials who aimed to impugn electoral system

Yeah, I wasn't sure about even commenting since I know nothing of Brazil's voting or electoral systems, but I do know that if the US is trying to intervene then it is most definitely not with the intention of making anything better, more fair, or more democratic.

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You are correct. I cherry-picked the wrong data point!

An aggregate index for 2025 (https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/gsod-indices) shows:

USA 0.70 Brazil 0.74

Perhaps of more relevance here is that Brazil scores more highly than the USA on measures of electoral freedom (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electoral-democracy-index):

USA 0.73 Brazil 0.78

Overall, the point I am trying to make is that both Brazil and the USA are flawed democracies with identifiable deficiencies. Brazil has come a long way adopting a democratic constitution in the 1980s. Meanwhile, the USA has become corrupt and ungovernable.

The USA cannot pretend to embody perfection in democratic ideals and has no standing to pontificate on the finer points of electoral policy.

The purpose of the visit was likely to undermine confidence in the electoral process and encourage further authoritarian Bolsonarismo tactics.