A stretch and a run: Brazil’s ex-president returns

Join Emma Hogan, The Economist's America's editor, as she dives into the complex political landscape of Brazil with former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva aiming for a comeback amid protests. They discuss Lula's celebrated welfare reforms against a backdrop of corruption allegations and the public's divided response. The conversation also touches on remarkable progress in Uzbekistan's cotton industry, where forced labor is disappearing, and concludes with an exploration of how birds become more colorful closer to the equator, reflecting nature's dazzling diversity.