This week, Latin Pulse returns in a new format after its summer hiatus. The program focuses on Brazil. One of the in-depth segments looks at the presidential election race and how it has heated up with a change of candidates. The segment discusses the political issues involved and how the entrance of Socialist candidate Marina Silva has changed the election competition. The program includes a segment about threats to free speech in Brazil, including discussion of why Brazil is on the Committee to Protect Journalist's list of dangerous countries. The news segment deals with a new economic plan for Venezuela.The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Matt Taylor of American University; and
Carlos Lauria of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Gabriela Canchola.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)
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Eduardo Campos
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Nicolas Maduro
Dilma Rousseff
Marina Silva
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Petrobras
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World Cup
media
Aecio Neves
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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transportation
drug war
violence
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