#29: Demystifying Lula (w/ Richard Lapper)
from Podgecaste Brazil Hosted by Podgecaste Brazil
Discussed: * From Sheffield to covering the Sandinistas. * The failures of the far left against Latin America’s military dictatorships. * “Running to stand still.” * Fernando Henrique Cardoso and the Plano Real. * Socialist idealism meets capitalist pragmatism. * Brazil’s victims and beneficiaries of circumstance. * A look into Lula’s psychology. * No time for the ideological left. * What BRICS means for Brazil. * Lula’s relationship with Trump. * The collapse of Brazil’s unionized working class. * PT’s shift to a lobby for pensioners and the public sector. * No time for the Lava Jato rabbit hole. * Was Lula the only candidate who could have beaten Bolsonaro in 2022? * Lula’s chances of winning amidst high(ish) rejection rates. * The current state of Brazil’s economy. * And much more! Richard’s latest book, ‘‘Lula! The Man, The Myth and a Dream of Latin America’’ is available here. We also recommend checking out his other title, ‘Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro’, which you can find here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podgecaste.substack.com
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