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Reissue: Monica de Bolle on Whether Bolsonaro Can Fix Brazil's Economy
Reissue: Monica de Bolle on Whether Bolsonaro Can Fix Brazil's Economy
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jan 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After his first six months in government, Jair Bolsonaro has been more disruptive when it comes to social issues than tackling Brazil stagnant economy. Can he fix the country’s problems? Economist Monica de Bolle of SAIS and the Peterson Institute for International Economics tells AS/COA Online’s Luisa Leme about Brazil’s economic growth problems and explains what’s standing in the way as the new government tries to get the country back on track.
Released:
Jan 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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