Latin Pulse: 4.22.2016

Politics in both Brazil and the Dominican Republic provides the discussion points this week on Latin Pulse. Several segments of the program deal with the fallout from the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff and what are the next steps for Brazil's Congress as it works to remove her. The program covers the political arguments Rousseff is making to retain her office. The program also sketches the important issues, parties, and candidates involved in the presidential race in the Dominican Republic. The discussion revolves around the possibility that President Danilo Medina may win re-election on the first round of voting in May. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Matthew Taylor of American University; and Jeb Sprague of the University of California Santa Barbara. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Brittney Madison. (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 politics Brazil elections impeachment justice corruption Dilma Rousseff Workers Party PT protest movement Eduardo Cunha Marina Silva Workers Party economics Afro-Latin American topics minority issues Luiz Inancio Lula da Silva Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Henrique Cardoso welfare programs Brazilian Democratic Movement PMDB Petrobras oil PRD PLD globalization Haiti labor remittances racism mining USAID Michel Temer Dominican Republic Danilo Medina Luis Abinadar undocumented migrants gender issues LGBT issues