Latin Pulse: 6.24.2016

Corruption and its corrosive effects on politics in Brazil and international fùtbol/soccer tournaments is the central theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes the rocky beginnings of the administration of Interim President Michel Temer in Brazil. The program also provides an analysis of the Copa America in its centennial year, which includes a preview of this weekend's finale between Argentina and Chile. The news segment of the program covers the historic agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC) and the Colombian government, agreeing to a ceasefire before a permanent peace treaty. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Alex Cuadros, author of Brazillionaires; and Joshua Nadel of North Carolina Central University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (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 Argentina Colombia FARC ceasefire peace talks United Nations Juan Manuel Santos ELN UN Copa America Dilma Rousseff United States corruption Workers Party Chile Petrobras oil PMDB Venezuela soccer futbol FIFA sports impeachment Lionel Messi economics media Univision