Defiant Rousseff Fights Impeachment
Brazil's suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, defends her record at her impeachment trial. Plus, the makers of EpiPen announce discount versions to quell growing anger over prices
Brazil's suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, says she has been the victim of a political coup d'etat during an impassioned defence of her record at her impeachment trial. She is charged with illegally shifting funds between government departments and has also been accused of mismanaging the economy, but do her opponents have ulterior motives? We speak to one of her supporters.
The maker of the EpiPen, which counters anaphylactic shock in cases of severe allergies, releases a budget version of the device. Drug company Mylan has faced growing criticism in recent days because of price increases of 500%.
Plus Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is on his first official visit to China for trade talks - we hear why relations are rather better than those between China and the United States.
Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout by writer and entrepreneur Diane Brady in New York and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Singapore.
(Picture: Dilma Rousseff at her impeachment trial. Credit: Lula Marques, Getty Images)
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