A new series on Covid's global political impact starts by looking at how the pandemic has fuelled turbulence in Latin America and the Caribbean For Filipe da Silva, hitting the streets was about staying alive. "Unfortunately, Brazil elected a murderer," the 28-year-old declared as he and thousands of fellow protesters streamed through the seaside city of Fortaleza last month to decry the president's bungling of a Covid epidemic that has killed more than half a million people.
'New wave of volatility': Covid stirs up grievances in Latin America
The Guardian - 6 Aug 2021 14:51
A new series on Covid's global political impact starts by looking at how the pandemic has fuelled turbulence in Latin America and the Caribbean For Filipe da Silva, hitting the streets was about staying alive. "Unfortunately, Brazil elected a murderer," the 28-year-old declared as he and thousands of fellow protesters streamed through the seaside city of Fortaleza last month to decry the president's bungling of a Covid epidemic that has killed more than half a million people.
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