attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil to play a greater role on the world stage, declaring brazil is back. what can and will he do to rebuild this country? that s global questions, lula s new brazil. applause. and now you join us in this stunning setting of guanabara bay between the sugarloaf mountain and the soaring statue of christ the redeemer. and with me is a panel, a terrific panel of experts and our great local audience who gather here with us to ask some questions. so, let me start by introducing all of you to our panel, and all of those who are watching from home or wherever you are in the world. joao brant is notjust the secretary of digital policies at the ministry of social communications, in president lula s new
in this exact spot. it all started here in tenochtitlan, capital of the mighty aztec empire, until the spanish invaded 500 years ago and changed its name to mexico city. the amount of churches you can see from up here there s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. seven in one block. that s called the spanish conquest. [sizzling] over time, new spices and ingredients started to appear, carried across continents by traders and travelers from faraway lands. i don t know the secret to happiness. all i know is, every time i eat mexican food, i m happy. - yeah. - [laughs] i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas, with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. mexico city is going through a major makeover, shedding its old reputation to emerge as one of the world s greatest food destinations. - i love that mexican food is now that. it s not only, like, ta
we re not safe. if this is something that is that the white house is just kind of brushing off saying, oh, there s no threat. we re watching it. even the president was asking. can we take it down? he said. no there s the concern. obviously there s concern for american lives everywhere in any situation, but if this were to happen in china, if the us had something like this in china, they would have taken it down immediately. on that safety in i assumed, obviously wrongly, that nothing like this could ever happen because i assume that our airspace was vacuum tight and that the moment a speck of dust enters that airspace. it is shot down, so my big takeaway is if our enemies can get a slow moving balloon into our airspace, and who s to think tv concern about shooting it down, but but i also understand what michael waltz is saying. congressman waltz he s basically saying, look, this isn t over downtown l a. this is in a very sparsely populated area. the reason we know it s spa
the uk s home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants just days after it announced three former military sites will be used. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: lula s new brazil. hello. i m lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and stunning copacabana beach. but the big story in brazil now is its highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula over his far right wing rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s deep polarisation. gunfire. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil
and help clear the backlog. the port said 111 coaches were waiting to cross the english channel on sunday afternoon. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: lula s new brazil. hello. i m lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and stunning copacabana beach. but the big story in brazil now is its highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula over his far right wing rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s deep polarisation. gunfire. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil to play a greater role on the world stage, declaring brazil is back. wh