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States’ evidence: Brazil’s messy covid-19 response

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
Episode • Apr 7, 2020 • 23m

President Jair Bolsonaro still dismisses the disease as “just the sniffles”, so state and local authorities—and the country’s vast slums—have taken matters into their own hands. The physical and mental needs of the world’s locked-down populations are driving a boom in online wellness. And we look back on the life of the French chef who revolutionised English fine dining.

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