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Peru's presidential election, Dilma Rousseff's cabinet, crime in Brazil, and the Honduran economy
Jun 9th 2011, 22:59 by The Economist online
AFTER falling short in 2006, Ollanta Humala eked out a narrow victory in Peru's presidential election on June 5th. The latest issue of The Economist examines how he beat Keiko Fujimori, and how he is likely to govern. It also looks at the resignation of a top aide to Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's president; how Honduras's economy is recovering from the country's 2009 coup; the unlikely woes of Vancouver's government; and Brazil's murder capital.
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