{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6abb8653ed4e198024b38eb5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brazil rut: Lula v Bolsonaro, again","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1790673766141-f2e75cee-34b5-4490-a7bc-42c68afa5cdd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On October 4th, Brazil faces a polarising <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/24/brazil-turns-its-back-on-the-future?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">general election</a></u>: re-elect the octogenarian incumbent or pick the son of a former president jailed for attempting a coup. In some countries <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/03/in-many-countries-the-biggest-barrier-to-prosperity-is-in-the-home?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">honour culture</a></u> holds women back from even entering the workplace. And why artists are banning phones from <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/09/14/the-rise-of-the-phone-free-concert?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">concerts</a></u>. </p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Ana Lankes, Brazil correspondent</li><li>Robert Guest, deputy editor</li><li>Vicky Jessop, culture writer</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Brazil, Lula, Bolsonaro</li><li>Women, honour culture, equality</li><li>Phone-free, concerts, gigs</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}