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In Brazil, fears are growing that if Jair Bolsonaro loses in October, as polls suggest is likely, he may try to ...

Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2022/10/03/brazils-presidential-election-will-go-to-a-run-off?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content ...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2022/10/31/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-will-be-brazils-next-president?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonym ...  Show more

The UK's tax cutting plan is a political liability, the EU announced another round of Russian sanctions, and Brazil is days away from a monumental presidential election. 

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