The Irish Times World View Podcast

17.05.16 Europe: Better after Brexit? / Brazil's corrupt Congress / Duterte & the Marcos


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Part One: As the UK debates leaving the EU, other member states marked Europe Day by pressing the case for a future of further integration. Suzanne Lynch reports.
Part Two: (13:30) Amidst accusations of malfeasance, Brazil's Congress voted to impeach the president Dilma Rousseff. But what of the Congress itself? Its 594 members, including suspected violent criminals and a clown named Grumpy, are grouped into 28 different political parties, often for the sake of convenience over any ideological attachment. It's a setup that makes for a deeply corrupt and dysfunctional governance. Tom Hennigan reports from Sao Paolo.
Part Three: (38:20)On Monday president-elect of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte announced he would reintroduce hanging for capital offences and bring communist guerrillas into his cabinet, conjuring up memories of previous strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Former Irish Times journalist David Shanks recalls the Marcos' regime.
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