😎 Impunity drive

The lower house approved a bill last week that does what the country’s politicians do best: it protects them from punishment. Fast-tracked and spared from committee review, the measure shields political parties from many of the rules that police how they spend public money. And it would apply immediately, which critics say breaches the law barring electoral changes during a vote year. The bill, which still needs Senate approval, would:

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