Jul 28th 2011, 17:14 by The Economist online

BRAZIL'S health system is the envy of much of Latin America. Nonetheless, the latest issue of The Economist argues, it needs reforms in order to achieve its mandate of universal care. This week's edition also reports on a controversial deportation from Canada to China and the victory of Ecuador's president in a libel case.
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