The politician’s speech, which came after a referendum in Chile greenlighting the change of its constitution written during the Pinochet dictatorship, also highlighted the need for more ‘responsibilities’ along with rights in the constitution, read more about it here [1]. Read an analysis on why Brazil does not need a new constitution [2].
Acts that employ tools of constant authoritarian reinvention. Authoritarian manifestations that coexist with the democratic regime and affect democracy as a system of choice of legitimate representatives or as institutional dynamics that protect rights and guarantee pluralism.
Acts justified by tackling the covid-19 pandemic or another emergency. Under the democratic constitutional regime, emergency acts must respect the Constitution and protect the rights to life and health. Even so, because they create exceptional restrictions related to the health crisis, they require constant control over their necessity, proportionality and temporal limitation. In the long run, they demand attention so as not to become an anti-democratic 'new normal' beyond the moment of emergency.