Hello and welcome to the intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

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

A weekend tweet from President Donald Trump has cast doubt on a trade deal with China that for weeks had seemed to be inching closer.

But whether or not there's a deal, one American senator is warning of a far greater danger than escalating tariffs.

And there's a genre of music that permeates Brazilian life.

It's known for lyrics that glorify violence and misogyny

and lends itself to some pretty raunchy dance moves.

Surprising then that there's a feminist movement growing in Brazilian funk.

First up, though.

It was a huge setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development

or AK Party.

And Turkey's local elections in March, they lost control of the capital Ankara, and narrowly lost a mayoral contest in Istanbul.

But that wasn't the end of the story.

The ruling party refused to concede to defeat in Istanbul.

Yesterday, the electoral board annulled the results. The elections will be rerunned next month.

Turkey now braces for another political crisis.

There was plenty of fear that this would happen,

but somehow people refused to acknowledge that fear and held out hope until last night.

Piotr Zelewski is Turkey correspondent for the economist.

The decision was greeted with that mix of disbelief and anger by supporters of Akram Imam al-Louthi.

You could now say the former mayor, the man elected mayor on March 31st and

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