AQ Podcast: The Ups And Downs Of Lula’s First Six Months
Political analyst Thomas Traumann on the challenges of Lula 3 and why economic performance has been a lifeline
It’s been a mixed bag so far for Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after six months back in office, with a better than expected economy, but a tough relationship with the conservative Congress. In this episode, Brian Winter and political analyst Thomas Traumann discuss why economists have more than doubled their growth forecasts since the year started, what to expect from economic policy moving forward and why, in Traumann's opinion, environmental policy will be the key battleground for the Lula administration. Traumann is a journalist and independent consultant. He worked as...
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