Podcast - 2020: the year that will never end -

Podcast – 2020: the year that will not end

30/12/2020

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By MANCHETOMETER

In the last episode of the season, Eduardo Barbabela, researcher at Manchetômetro, and Leonardo Barbosa, political scientist and researcher at the Brazilian Legislative Observatory (OLB), look back at 2020: the year that will not end. Presentation and editing: André Madruga. Listen on youtube or on the Anchor and Spotify:

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