At the same time, while all of these countries built the political and judicial institutions needed to consolidate their transitions to democracy – from Brazil’s in the mid-1980’s to Mexico’s in 2000 – these institutions have become (and in some cases always have been) remarkably insulated from popular demands. As a result, the protests took these countries’ seemingly responsive presidents by surprise.
与此同时，尽管所有这些国家都建立了巩固民主转型的政治和司法制度——从1980年代的巴西到2000年代的墨西哥——但这些制度变得（在一些国家则一直如此）与公众要求大相脱节。结果，示威让这些国家看似积极响应公众要求的总统们大惊失色。