Second time as farce: Peru’s president falls

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Perhaps Pedro Castillo thought he could repeat the coup staged by his predecessor, Alberto Fujimori, in 1992. He did not, and is now <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2022/12/07/after-a-bungled-coup-attempt-perus-president-falls?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">behind bars</a>. We ask how his fitful presidency fell apart so suddenly. Our correspondent explains why getting policy right around e-cigarettes is so tricky. And what the <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/12/01/kenyas-boda-boda-taxis-are-unruly-in-life-and-death?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">funerals</a> of Kenya’s motorbike-taxi drivers reveal about the country. Help us make the show better: take our listener survey at <a href="http://economist.com/intelligencesurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://economist.com/intelligencesurvey</a> For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>