Summary: Looking ahead to next week and the important meetings between Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and U.S. President Barack Obama, Latin Pulse gives an analytical preview of what to expect. The program includes viewpoints from both Brazil and the United States, taking into account the domestic problems Rousseff faces, including the worst economic climate in a generation as Brazil slips into recession, and the worst presidential popularity ratings in Brazil's democratic history. The news segment of the program covers the success of special trade authority in the U.S. Congress this week and what that means for Mexico, Peru and Chile. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Matias Spektor of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil; and Victoria Langland of the University of Michigan. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock. (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 trade politics finance economics Argentina Chile TPP Barack Obama Trans-Pacific Partnership Dilma Rousseff Brazil United States U.S. Congress Snowden affair Xi Jinping investment diplomacy espionage spying China infrastructure agriculture human rights Joe Biden climate change gender issues military history environment Venezuela Cuba transportation Petrobras oil elections
