Latin Pulse: 6.26.2015 - a podcast by Rick Rockwell

Looking ahead to next week and the important meetings between Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and U.S. President Barack Obama,Latin Pulsegives 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 theGetulio Vargas Foundationin Brazil; and