On this episode, Cameron and Adam discuss the challenges facing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the new leader of Brazil. Also on the show, a report card for Olaf Scholz, who began serving a year ago as Germany's chancellor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, has won again. Even if President Jair Bolsonaro gracefully concedes, his followers and fellow party members will make Lula’s hard job harder. We ask why California’s green-tinged Democratic governor is against a progressive ballot initiative on electric vehicles. And our say on the bread of the day of the dead. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neste programa, o Ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, e o Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discutem a inflação e o impacto do salário mínimo no Brasil, destacando a necessidade de melhorar a comunicação do governo com a população. Eles também abordam as tensões entre o governo e as Forças Armadas, ressaltando a honestidade do ministro da Defesa, José Múcio. A conversa flui através de críticas à estratégia de informação de Donald Trump e provoca bem-humoradas reflexões sobre a relação civil-militar no Brasil, cheia de intrigas e desafios.