Explaining Brazil

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Explaining Brazil episodes

October 29, 2020 Throwing Pinochet's legacy on the fire
In a huge majority, Chile voted to scrap its 1980 constitution, the last remaining legacy of the Pinochet dictatorship era. Read show notes. —

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October 21, 2020 Electoral calculations around Covid-19 vaccines
Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring match before the 2022 election. Read show notes. —

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October 15, 2020 Bolsonaro steering away from Bolsonarism
Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment politicians he campaigned against — and his core supporters are incensed. Read show notes. —

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October 07, 2020 Elections in the Time of Covid-19
Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November 2020 will ripple over until 2022. Read show notes. —

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October 01, 2020 When protection becomes repression
Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules during the pandemic. Others, for using them to repress specific populations. Read show notes. —

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22 min
September 23, 2020 You give Brazil a bad name
Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the second time on Tuesday — we analyze how he fared. Read show notes. —

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September 16, 2020 Brazil's Supreme Court at a crossroads
A new Chief Justice takes the reins of Brazil's Supreme Court in a moment when it faces a crisis of legitimacy and attacks from President Jair Bolsonaro. Read show notes. —

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September 09, 2020 Rio's descent into political hell
Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent governor looks set to face the same destiny. Read show notes. —

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September 02, 2020 Reducing business complexity in Brazil
Brazil's second-quarter GDP results have been released and it's official: the country is back in recession. We analyze how Brazil can recover. Read show notes. —

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August 26, 2020 Six months of the coronavirus in Latin America
Latin America had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on February 26. Six months later, the region is the world's coronavirus epicenter. How have things gotten so out of control? Read show notes. —

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