The tournament takes place in Brazil, which wasn’t even slated to host. The Athletic’s Felipe Cárdenas explains why politics and the pandemic have super fans and players nervous.
Podcasts
Can President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s governing coalition keep its supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies? El Financiero’s Alejandro Moreno tells us what the polls indicate.
Adolfo Ibáñez University’s Isabel Aninat spells out what’s at stake in each vote, from the selection of constitutional delegates to the country’s next president.
Data protection issues loom large ahead of the country's 2022 elections, explains Rafael Zanatta, who heads Data Privacy Brasil.
Co-curators Sebastian Zubieta and Diana Flatto share sounds from The Spine of Music.
In both countries, which hold elections on April 11, voters are divided and largely unenthused by traditional politics—but have few alternatives.
Luz Gomez and Arturo Franco of Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth cover how the crisis accelerated changes that can help buffer against future shocks.