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Introducing AQ’s New Issue: Fixing Brazil

By AQ Online

Getting Latin America’s biggest country back on its feet will require more than just optimism, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

I’d like to start AQ’s special issue on Brazil with a confession.

Over the past two years, as Latin America’s biggest country sank ever deeper into crisis, I’ve voiced more or less the same view: That Brazil is resilient, that its long-term history is one of clear growth and progress. That it will come out of its worst-ever recession with a healthier economy than before. That the investigation of corruption at Petrobras will lead to a quantum leap in strengthening rule of law.

So here’s the confession: I’ve wondered if all of that is really true.

Why...

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