2025-09-15
24 分钟The economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Blore.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Football, Formula 1, tennis, there are just piles of money sloshing around in the big established sports.
But the sporting scene is changing.
Sponsorship and broadcast deals are booming in volleyball, paddle, even tag.
And I hope it hasn't escaped your notice that now out in cinemas is the grand finale of Downton Abbey.
And it is very grand.
Our correspondent met the real Lord of Downton, its creator, Julian Fellowes.
But first, Last week, the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro,
was sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting to ignite a coup.
It's an extraordinary conviction for an extraordinary crime.
In January 2023, Brazilian rioters stormed their capital.
Supporters of the far-right Bolsonaro protesting against the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
They smashed the windows and doors of the Supreme Court and of Congress buildings.
The streets erupted in chaos.
Two and a half years on, and 1,600 of those rioters have been charged for attacking the capital.
Along with Bolsonaro himself, for his attempts to orchestrate the coup.