{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6adf22dfdd5d6293db62cd9d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From this day, fourth: Lula’s surprise win","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1793008476808-9e573aa3-7b22-4732-9822-1575286950c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, staged a <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/10/26/lula-the-great-survivor-makes-history?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\">historic comeback</a></u> to win a fourth term. We ask how he did it, and what he must do next. Each day this week our correspondents in America are focusing on crucial midterm-election races; today we start in <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/18/republicans-identity-crisis-in-texas?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\">Texas</a></u>. And tote-bag economics: why so many businesses are getting in on <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/10/08/why-your-favourite-bakery-and-coffee-shop-now-sell-tote-bags?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\">selling merchandise</a></u>.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief</li><li>Rebecca Jackson, southern correspondent</li><li>Lizzy Peet, researcher</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Brazil election, Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro</li><li>America’s midterm elections, Texas, Ken Paxton, James Talarico</li><li>economics of “merch” </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"}