FT News Briefing

Lula’s comeback, Bolsonaro’s silence

Joe Biden calls on US Congress to tax oil companies until they pump more oil, and Renault and Nissan close in on a deal to reshape their partnership. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, discusses the presidential election in Brazil.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1f57f405-94c8-44cb-8fae-5f9e6390bf72" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Biden to float tax penalties on oil companies reaping record profits</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/34fc10e0-0519-4dcb-9e31-16477ebdfd39" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lula keeps investors guessing on his economic vision for Brazil</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1a2f2f0a-a7c0-4bf2-b7f8-3931ed9b9478" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Renault and Nissan close in on a deal to save longtime alliance </a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c35eae27-f635-48e8-b7f1-77b5dbdf3de5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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