Lula is in a much more difficult position than it was when he first came to power. The global outlook is much more fraught and political conditions are worse. Lula told me that his priority above all, will be to help very poor brazilians. He says he wants to make sure everyone eats breakfast, lunch and dinner every single day.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, looks well-placed to win a third term. But which Lula would Brazil get—the fiscal conservative or the populist spendthrift? Germany has an earned reputation as an industrial powerhouse, but its dependence on Russian gas and Chinese demand are hobbling it. And why the propaganda-spewing loudspeakers in Vietnam’s capital are firing up again.
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