Analyzing the Protest Movement in Brazil & Diplomacy with Venezuela (Lp6282013)

"Latin Pulse" takes various paths this week to analyze several important issues arising during June. The program includes a focus on the protests that have struck Brazil during the past month. The driving forces behind these wide-ranging protests are complex and demonstrate the various policies that Brazilians want changed, including less corruption and less police brutality. The other central focus of the program covers the diplomatic discussions between the United States and Venezuela to normalize relations between the countries. The news segment covers the passage of immigration reform by the U.S. Senate. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Matt Taylor of American University; and David Smilde of the University of Georgia. (David Smilde is also of the editor of the blog, Venezuelan Politics & Human Rights, which is sponsored by the Washington Office on Latin America: http://venezuelablog.tumblr.com/ ) Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine. The photo of street protestors in Brazil is by Fernando Henrique C. de Oliveira of Belo Horizonte via Flickr using a Creative Commons license: www.flickr.com/photos/leftyjoe/9092527969/