Hello and welcome to the intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Shashank Joshi,

filling in for Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide you with a fresh perspective on the events

shaping your world. Colombia is the only democracy whose police force is run by the defence ministry.

The country's cops are poorly paid, overworked and very heavily armed.

A recent case of police brutality in Bogota has sparked big protests and calls for reform.

And Dutch farmers normally raise about 2.5 million mink a year for their fur,

making the Netherlands one of the biggest producers in the world. But it turns out that the

cuddly creatures can carry COVID-19 and pass it to humans. Luckily for them, that turns out

to have saved their skin.

First up, though.

Joe Biden took to the campaign trail in Florida earlier this week.

At a rally for Hispanic voters, Mr. Biden emphasized what seemed like a prosaic point, getting people out to vote.

So please, this election, make your vote heard through your vote, your voices heard. Make a plan

to vote has been pointed out. Make a plan to help your community vote. But the very act of voting in this year's

election has become contentious. President Trump has been railing against mail-in voting,

despite there being little evidence of fraud. This whole ballot system where you can send it in

and it's not even requested. We're not talking about it, solicited.

They're unsolicited ballots, and they're sent in.

It's very dangerous for our country.

And in Florida, a fight over voting rights for former felons

could see hundreds of thousands of people disenfranchised.

So in 2018, voters in Florida approved a constitutional amendment allowing felons who had served their time, except for murderers and certain sex-related offenders, to vote in elections.

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