Latin Pulse: 9.02.2016 Latin Pulse
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The proposed peace treaty dealing with the FARC in Colombia and the deterioration of democracy in Nicaragua are the twin themes on Latin Pulse this week. First, the program dissects the proposed peace pact between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC by its Spanish acronym) and the Colombian government. Also, the program explores how President Daniel Ortega has manipulated the electoral system in Nicaragua. The news segment of the program covers the end of Dilma Rousseff's presidency as the Brazilian Senate found her guilty of shifting funds without Congressional approval and with misleading the Brazilian Congress. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Technical Director: Jim Singer. (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 impeachment Colombia FARC ELN Dilma Rousseff United States Nicaragua Sandinistas FSLN justice Venezuela Michel Temer peace treaty civil war justice Alvaro Uribe Daniel Ortega elections democracy UN ceasefire Pedro Reyes Liberal Party Fidel Castro crime Joe Biden United Nations business infrastructure inequality transportation oil racism Afro-Cubans minority issues Honduras
The proposed peace treaty dealing with the FARC in Colombia and the deterioration of democracy in Nicaragua are the twin themes on Latin Pulse this week. First, the program dissects the proposed peace pact between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC by its Spanish acronym) and the Colombian government. Also, the program explores how President Daniel Ortega has manipulated the electoral system in Nicaragua. The news segment of the program covers the end of Dilma Rousseff's presidency as the Brazilian Senate found her guilty of shifting funds without Congressional approval and with misleading the Brazilian Congress. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Technical Director: Jim Singer. (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 impeachment Colombia FARC ELN Dilma Rousseff United States Nicaragua Sandinistas FSLN justice Venezuela Michel Temer peace treaty civil war justice Alvaro Uribe Daniel Ortega elections democracy UN ceasefire Pedro Reyes Liberal Party Fidel Castro crime Joe Biden United Nations business infrastructure inequality transportation oil racism Afro-Cubans minority issues Honduras