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The future of democracy is uncertain. Populist world leaders are dominating headlines and creating a new kind of politics that challenges democratic values and the liberal order. They influence the media, exert economic power, appoint judges, cultivate populism and seek to undermine the very institutions which brought them into power. In this gripping narrative, Misha Glenny, journalist and best-selling author of McMafia, tells the stories of six strongmen’s unexpected rise.

Former BBC Central European correspondent Misha Glenny investigates the borders, stories and people of nine countries worldwide and asks how they acquired the shape and character they have today. Aided by a wealth of expert contributors, he discovers the geographical quirks, Game of Thrones-style battles and history-changing personalities that have defined each nation - busting some persistent myths and stereotypes along the way.

In "Nemesis" si intrecciano quattro storie. La storia di Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, giovane brasiliano onesto, gran lavoratore e padre premuroso, che, per pagare le cure della sua bambina affetta da una rara malattia, non riesce a trovare altra via se non quella del mondo della droga, dove diventa Nem, boss dei boss di Rocinha, e infine l'uomo più ricercato di tutto il Brasile.