Summary: Politics and diplomacy provide the main themes for Latin Pulse this week. The program marks the anniversary of the diplomatic opening between Cuba and the United States with an interview recorded in Havana. The program deals with the prospects for the end of the embargo. The program also follows the complicated corruption scandal in Brazil that has now intersected with the political movement to impeach and unseat President Dilma Rousseff. The scandal has now evolved into a political crisis as all branches of the Brazilian government are involved in which politicians should be prosecuted and removed from office. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Bob Holden, former Governor of Missouri and now with Webster University; and Matt Taylor of American University. 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 Cuba diplomacy business trade embargo Dilma Rousseff Raul Castro Barack Obama tourism impeachment economics corruption poverty Petrobras justice PT agriculture China Communism oil PMBD Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva United States Eduardo Cunha Workers Party
