Tag: Dilma Rousseff re-election

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 04:05 UTC

  Web-campaign to impeach Rousseff gains ground with 2million e-petitions

  

  Calls are growing in Brazil to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal involving the state-run oil giant Petrobras. While the country celebrates its annual Carnival, with the 2015 Samba Competition wrapping up in Rio de Janeiro, there has been a growing clamor on the web and in the streets, with millions of Brazilians asking for the impeachment of their president.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2015 - 06:32 UTC

  Mujica defends Brazilian leadership in the region and called for strong unity

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica defended Brazil's leadership in helping Latin America carve a place and advance in the world context, but at the same time underlined that even when Brazil seems large to its neighbors, together with the rest of the countries, the region is still small in global terms.

• Thursday, January 1st 2015 - 05:24 UTC

  Rousseff begins second term promising economic recovery and anti-corruption crusade

  

  Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, 67, began her second term Thursday, January first vowing to rein in government spending to curb inflation and pull Latin America’s largest economy out of a four-year slump.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 00:46 UTC

  Mujica and Vazquez will attend Rousseff's inauguration on January first

  

  Uruguay's president Jose Mujica and elected president Tabare Vazquez will attend the inauguration, on January first, of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff second consecutive mandate in Brasilia. The two leaders received an official invitation from the Rousseff administration according to Uruguay's official media.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2014 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil: Dilma facing new challenges for her second term in office

  

  Analysts agree fiscal austerity and economic growth will be among the new government's priorities.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2014 - 12:23 UTC

  Katia Abreu to become Brazil's new Minister of Agriculture

  

  Other members of cabinet announced for Dilma's next term due to start on January 1.

• Friday, November 14th 2014 - 06:38 UTC

  Brazil's Rouseff re-election: lower expectations

  

  By R. Viswanathan (*) - The reelection of President Dilma Rouseff means continuation of the slow growth of the Brazilian economy and a lower likelihood of much-needed, major political and economic reforms. India should lower its expectations on a global partnership with Brazil.

• 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.