Simeon: Peruvian democracy, it's in trouble right now but it's been pretty fragile for a long time. Most of Peru's history, it's not had a very functional democracy. He says the corruption here is just incredible and makes it impossible to have effective public policies. More with Simeon on how Peru got into this mess and how it might get out in a minute until they explained.
Dozens have died in anti-government protests in Peru. Journalist Simeon Tegel reports from Lima on how the mounting anger over corruption and inequality has implications for the entire hemisphere.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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