Brazil Takes an Austrian Turn
(World News Brazil)

Presidents and prime ministers often resort to the appointment of `czars` to handle a crisis or coordinate complex policies when a show of urgent political engagement seems in order. But these modern day czars, unlike their autocratic namesakes, are often short termers with greatly constrained powers and, by the very nature of the complex problem (autos, health care, drugs, etc.), hard to pin down on achievements. Then there´s Paulo Guedes. The new Brazilian government´s czar for economic affairs masterminded the pro-market platform embraced by Jair Bolsonaro, inaugurated on Jan. 1 as the country´s president. During his campaign, Bolsonaro made so many complimentary remarks about Guedes and...