Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I'm your host Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

China has reportedly tested not once but twice a terrifying combination of technologies,

a faster than sound glider and nuclear capable craft that can go into orbit. We ask how

the tech works and what it says about China's nuclear ambitions. And for all the firsts

that Colin Powell racked up as he rose in America's halls of power, he never defined himself

by his race. Our obituaries editor reflects on his unfailingly cool head and the Iraq war

hawkishness that haunted him.

But first, few countries have been struck harder by COVID-19 than Brazil has. The pandemic

ravaged the country from early on, particularly in the Amazon region, even as President

Jair Bolsonaro shrugged off the risk. He railed against social distancing measures and lockdowns.

He called COVID a little flu. He clashed with his health ministers who resigned or were

sacked one after another. A televised inquiry into Mr. Bolsonaro's actions led by the

country's congress began in April and has gripped the country since.

The CPEI has sought the facts that led us to a situation that is indubitable. We are the

country, the second country of the planet that kills us more people because of COVID-19.

Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of crimes against humanity for the president's handling of

COVID in Brazil.

Emma Hogan is our America's editor. The report which was leaked this week was compiled by a

Senate committee who spent six months looking at how the president had handled the pandemic in

Brazil. It's far more damning than what was expected, although some of the findings have

have subsequently been retracted. So what are the key findings as we currently understand it?

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