Summary: The deterioration of diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States is the central focus this week on Latin Pulse. The program looks at how Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has responded to the revelations of spying by both the United States and Canada in her country. During the program experts discuss the diplomatic, economic and political fallout from the espionage scandal. The program also looks at how Rousseff's responses to the scandal have had an impact on domestic politics in Brazil. The news segment of the program tracks the progress of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner after her cranial surgery. The program includes interviews with: Prof. Cristina Pacheco of the State University of Paraiba; and Prof. Oliver Stuenkel of the Gertulio Vargas Foundation. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer/Reporter: Curt Devine; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Argentina Dilma Rousseff United States health coup politics diplomacy Brazil human rights Canada elections Edward Snowden espionage NSA CSE spying Barack Obama diplomacy scandal economics protest movements United Nations oil Petrobras Workers Party PT military junta torture Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner trade visas environmentalists John Kerry China Iran Paraguay Honduras Cuba
