Tag: Brazil general elections 2014

• Monday, November 3rd 2014 - 11:14 UTC

  President Dilma Rousseff's re-election exposes a divided Brazil

  

  The re-election of President Dilma Rousseff's in Brazil has exposed a deeply divided country with an overwhelming support for the incumbent in the impoverished northeast, where millions receive benefits from huge welfare programs the ruling Workers Party (PT) has rolled out over the past decade.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  Obama congratulates Dilma and underlines 'strategic value' of relation with Brazil

  

  President Barack Obama on Tuesday telephoned Brazilian head of state Dilma Rousseff to congratulate her on her re-election, the White House said in a statement. Obama “emphasized the strategic value of our bilateral partnership and reinforced his commitment to deepening our cooperation in areas such as commerce, energy, and other priority bilateral issues through our existing strategic dialogues”.

• Tuesday, October 28th 2014 - 06:47 UTC

  Brazil's markets react negatively to Rousseff's re-election; waiting for new finance minister name

  

  A sharp drop in Brazil’s financial markets signalled investors are unsure whether the newly re-elected President Dilma Rousseff will take the necessary steps to reinvigorate the country’s stalled economy.

• Tuesday, October 28th 2014 - 06:18 UTC

  Reelected Dilma and Cristina Fernandez will discuss “strengthening Mercosur”

  

  The reelected President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff called President Cristina Fernandez on Monday to thank her Argentine counterpart for her message of congratulations following victory at the polls, as well as organizing a bilateral meeting in Australia during the G20 summit.

• Tuesday, October 28th 2014 - 06:06 UTC

  Praise for reelected Dilma and Brazilian election from OAS Insulza

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, congratulated Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, on her victory in Sunday´s election, and highlighted the exemplary character of the electoral process as well as wishing the Brazilian leader success in her new administration.

• Monday, October 27th 2014 - 02:08 UTC

  Dilma with Lula da Silva's magic, re-elected in rich-poor divided Brazil

  

  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff supported by the decisive campaigning of Lula da Silva, narrowly won re-election on Sunday after convincing voters that the record on poverty reduction in the last twelve years was more important than a recent economic slump.

• Thursday, October 23rd 2014 - 06:31 UTC

  Dilma numerically ahead of Neves, in the fourth poll in three days

  

  Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff pulled ahead again in a new poll ahead of Brazil's presidential election and she appears to be the favorite to win Sunday's runoff although the vote is still too close to call.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2014 - 07:14 UTC

  Brazil's Dilma slightly ahead show two opinion polls released on Monday

  

  President Dilma Rousseff is gaining momentum but remains locked in a dead heat with challenger Aecio Neves ahead of Sunday's runoff to Brazil's presidential election, according to two surveys released on Monday.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 08:17 UTC

  Dilma admits Petrobras funds were illegally diverted to finance political parties

  

  Brazilian President and candidate for reelection Dilma Rousseff admitted that funds were illegally diverted at the state-run oil firm Petrobras, allegedly to benefit political parties allied with the government, and she promised to seek reimbursement of that money.

• Friday, October 17th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  After another round of personal attacks with Neves, Rousseff is taken ill

  

  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff fell ill at the end of a tense and at times bitter televised debate Thursday with challenger Aecio Neves. Rousseff and Social Democrat Neves traded accusations for an hour and a half, after which she began to complain of feeling light-headed as she left the rostrum.