Flávio Bolsonaro, populist-right son of the imprisoned coup architect Jair, received the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/10/05/all-signs-point-to-a-bolsonaro-comeback-in-brazil?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">most votes</a> in the presidential first round. We ask why Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent, fell behind—and what is at stake when they go head-to-head. We examine Americans’ <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/09/24/why-licence-plate-readers-are-angering-americans?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">growing anger</a> at automatic number-plate-reading cameras. And the <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/16/nannying-for-the-ultra-rich-is-increasingly-demanding-and-lucrative?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">demanding but lucrative business</a> of nannying the children of the super-rich.Guests and host:<ul><li>Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief</li><li>Hollie Berman, news editor</li><li>Alice Fulwood, US business editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Brazilian election, Lula, Bolsonaro, populist-right politics</li><li>Flock cameras, American law enforcement, privacy, surveillance</li><li>childcare, plutocrats</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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