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Brazil's economy contracts

Brazil's economy contracted for the first time since 2016, raising fears of a recession.

Brazil's economy contracted for the first time since 2016, raising fears of a recession. Our South America business reporter Daniel Gallas has been talking to factory workers and farmers to explain what's gone wrong for President Bolsonaro's government, and we get wider context from Fiona Mackie, head of Latin America and Caribbean regions at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Also in the programme, the ride-hailing firm Uber reports its first set of quarterly results since its IPO, and we analyse them with Annabelle Gawer, professor in digital economy. Plus Disney says it will rethink producing films like Black Panther and Avengers Endgame in the US state of Georgia, if a controversial abortion law goes through. Cara Buckley is a culture reporter at the New York Times, and discusses the likely repercussions of Disney's stance.

(Picture: Shoppers in a street in Sao Paulo. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

27 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 May 2019 21:32GMT

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  • Thu 30 May 2019 21:32GMT