Latin Pulse: 10.16.2015
from Latin Pulse Hosted by Rick Rockwell
Politics and the competencies of governments in Venezuela and Brazil are the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth discussion about the state of democracy in Venezuela and how it has deteriorated due to crackdowns on opposition leaders. The program also includes a discussion of the political repercussions of the Petrobras corruption scandal in Brazil and further calls for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. The news segment of the program covers the murder of an activist for transgender rights in Argentina. The program includes in-depth interviews with: David Smilde of Tulane University; and Carlos Pereira of the Getulio Vargas Foundation. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America Brazil politics corruption Argentina Venezuela democracy elections LGBT issues Dilma Rousseff human rights Leopoldo Lopez violence Nicolas Maduro gender issues election fraud Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva economics energy crime impeachment Petrobras oil justice media Hugo Chavez Ernesto Samper Henrique Cardoso UNASUR OAS social welfare
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