Brazil

Brazil steps toward post-Lula era with Rousseff (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Reuters - Brazil’s president-elect Dilma Rousseff vowed to step up the fight against poverty without forfeiting economic stability in Latin America’s largest nation when she takes over from her charismatic…

Rousseff likely to win as booming Brazil votes (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

A flag for Brazil's Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff of the ruling party PT (Workers Party) is seen at Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazilians voted for president on Sunday and were likely to hand victory to the ruling party’s Dilma Rousseff, who has vowed to build on an unprecedented run of…

Brazil seen electing Rousseff to extend Lula legacy (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

A flag for Brazil's Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff of the ruling party PT (Workers Party) is seen at Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazilians are expected to elect a woman as president for the first time on Sunday, backing her to emerge from the shadow of President Luiz Inacio Lula da…

Rousseff ahead as Brazil rivals rally swing voters (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

Brazil's presidential candidates, Dilma Rousseff (R) from the ruling party PT (Workers Party) shakes hands with Jose Serra of the PSDB party, before a television debate at the Globo TV studio in Rio de Janeiro October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazil’s presidential candidates rallied in the key swing state of Minas Gerais on Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to win over undecided voters before Sunday’s runoff election.


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Brazil rivals rally in swing state on election eve (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

Brazil's presidential candidates, Dilma Rousseff (R) from the ruling party PT (Workers Party) shakes hands with Jose Serra of the PSDB party, before a television debate at the Globo TV studio in Rio de Janeiro October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazil’s presidential candidates rallied in the key swing state of Minas Gerais on Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to win over undecided voters before Sunday’s runoff election.


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Rousseff leads in Brazil vote, but runoff likely (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, right, is kissed by Tarso Genro, candidate for Governor of Rio Grande do Sul, next to an electronic ballot box after voting in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - A one-time Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil’s beloved leader to succeed him took a wide lead in Sunday’s presidential election, but a second-round vote seemed likely, an exit…

Brazil exit poll: Rousseff with wide lead in vote (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, right, is kissed by Tarso Genro, candidate for Governor of Rio Grande do Sul, next to an electronic ballot box after voting in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - A one-time Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil’s most popular leader in history to succeed him took a wide lead in Sunday’s presidential election, but a second-round vote was…

Brazil TV exit poll shows Rousseff with wide lead (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, accompanied by his wife Marisa Leticia, center, poses for pictures after voting at a polling station during Brazil's general elections in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding Lula, her popular ally and mentor. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - A Brazilian television station’s exit poll is showing that front-running presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff has a wide lead, but that a second-round vote is possible.


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Brazil to pick successor for popular president (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Workers Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff wave to supporters as first lady  Marisa Leticia Silva, bottom center, looks on during a campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outskirts  of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country’s first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor.


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Scandals not slowing Brazil front runner (AP)

September 14th, 2010

Workers Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010.  Brazil will hold general elections Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Eraldo  Peres)AP - Two front-page scandals and increasingly bitter attacks by her rival are not slowing down Brazil’s ruling party presidential candidate. A poll released Tuesday shows the leftist candidate has…