Tag: Dilma Rousseff re-election

Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 - 10:57 UTC
Rousseff's television campaign gradually eroding Marina Silva's lead

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff effective television campaign has started to erode Marina Silva's lead in the polls that the opposition candidate enjoyed two weeks ago and turned the race into a dead heat. The ads remind tens of millions of voters who have been lifted from poverty by social welfare programs that they could still slip backward.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:27 UTC
Dilma confirms Finance minister Mantega is stepping down in October

President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff has affirmed that current Finance minister Guido Mantega will not carry on in his post should the Workers' Party (PT) candidate win a second term as head of state in October's presidential elections.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 05:56 UTC
Dilma pledges new economic policy and team if she wins: bye, bye Mantega

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has hinted that if re-elected next month, she would not reappoint Finance Minister Guido Mantega. When reporters in Fortaleza asked Rousseff about Mantega’s role if she were re-elected, she responded that, “A new election means a new government, a new team.”
Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 03:04 UTC
Marina Silva's lead turns Dilma more aggressive in her re-election bid

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has adopted a more combative re-election campaign strategy after opinion polls showed her trailing popular environmentalist candidate Marina Silva. Two election surveys this week showed Rousseff was the frontrunner in the first round ballot scheduled for October 5, but would lose to Silva, a former environment minister, in a likely runoff.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 14:05 UTC
Ascending Marina Silva ties with Dilma and polarizes the 5 October election

Presidential candidate Marina Silva has widened her lead over President Dilma Rousseff to 10 percentage points in what could be a likely runoff in Brazil's October election, a survey by polling firm Datafolha showed on Friday.
Saturday, August 30th 2014 - 10:53 UTC
Brazil in recession; Minister Mantega blames external factors and World Cup

Brazil has fallen into recession, further weakening President Dilma Rousseff, just weeks before voting in what will be a tough re-election battle. Brazil's national statistics institute said Friday GDP shrank 0.6% in the second quarter and revised an initially positive first quarter growth estimate down to -0.2 percent.
Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:51 UTC
Marina leaps ahead in presidential debate; wants brightest minds to join her government

A surging Marina Silva took Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to task in an election debate Tuesday night when she touted her government's achievements in improving social conditions and defending wages in the midst of global economic crisis.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 07:07 UTC
Depressed Brazilian economy becomes focus of presidential campaign

With less than two months to the crucial 5 October presidential election, Brazil's Central Bank continued to battle economic turmoil increasing the credit available for commercial loans in the hope of boosting the country’s stagnant growth figures.
Wednesday, August 20th 2014 - 09:50 UTC
Dilma admits many problems plague Brazil but refuses to talk about corruption in her party

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff acknowledged “many problems and challenges” still plague the country's woeful heath system but defended her record on the economy and education on a live 15-minute interview on the Globo television network's nightly news.
Monday, August 18th 2014 - 22:55 UTC
Marina exposes Dilma's 'soft belly': polls shows she could beat the president in a run-off

Environmentalist Marina Silva could unseat incumbent Dilma Rousseff in Brazil's presidential elections in October, a public opinion poll revealed on Monday, reflecting an altered political landscape since Silva's running mate was killed in a plane crash last week.