Brazilian journalist Mariana Simões and Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas talk about Brazil's elections. Mariana covers how and why Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (AKA Lula) defeated Right Wing Authoritarian President Jair Bolsonaro. Ollie will talk about what this mean for Latin America and the role played by the U.S. and The West.

Mariana Simões is a journalist at Brazil's "Publica" website. She's also worked as a reporter for The New York Times, The Economist, Al Jazeera, Vice, Hyperallergic e outros.

Ollie Vargas is co-founder of @KawsachunNews and the host of the Latin America Review podcast. He is based in Bolivia.

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