“Brazilians have shown resistance to social distancing from the very beginning”—covid-19’s creep
Also on the daily podcast: private equity meets pandemic and a Mexican-mummy mystery
EVEN THOSE who can distance themselves are unsure whether to do so—in part because President Jair Bolsonaro mocks the science and rails against lockdowns. The private-equity industry has ballooned since the last financial crisis; does that make it weaker or stronger in this one? And our correspondent investigates a Mexican-mummy mystery. Runtime: 22min
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