Correct. As I said, they are not supposed to. Over the years they became more and more influential. It eventually leads to their downfall.

Tatooine is in the Outer Rim and isn’t entirely under Republic control, mostly run by gangsters like Jabba. Coruscant is the heart of the republic.

The Jedi are not supposed to interfere, something they do frequently regardless. Qui-Gon was already known to bend the rules but he wasn’t so impulsive as to kill a slave owner that isn’t attacking anyone under his care.

The Jedi Order was hypocritical and paranoid. Their hubris and arrogance led to their eventual downfall.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Watto struggled in his business after Anakin left and sold her to shore up his debts or something

Good soldiers follow orders

And it works upon release. It isn’t a buggy mess with shitty excuses as to why it can’t function without a 30-60GB update day 1