A self-proclaimed philosopher in Virginia who shaped Brazil’s political sphere in recent years has died from COVID-19. Reporter Michael Fox tells host Marco Werman about Olavo de Carvalho, whose ideas fueled a resurgence of the far-right in Brazil over the last decade and the election of President Jair Bolsonaro.
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