Tag: Dilma Rousseff

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 23:07 UTC

  Lula da Silva and presidential candidate Rousseff attack the press

  

  Brazil’s ruling party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff accused the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo of “defamation” for publishing an article linking her to alleged irregularities during her time as an official and, in this way, joined the criticisms against certain media formulated by President Lula da Silva.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:23 UTC

  Brazilian star calls Lula da Silva “coup-monger” and Serra, “an idiot”

  

  Caetano Veloso, one of Brazil’s most exquisite poet-singers has called President Lula da Silva a “coup monger” and the opposition presidential candidate Jose Serra, a “moron” and an “idiot”.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 18:35 UTC

  Brazil’s presidential candidate Rousseff seems immune to corruption allegations

  

  President Lula da Silva's chief of staff Erenice Guerra resigned over a corruption scandal that the opposition is trying to use to derail his candidate in next month's presidential election.

• Monday, September 13th 2010 - 04:08 UTC

  Brazilian press claim Rousseff’s closest aide was involved in a graft scheme

  

  Brazil’s leading news magazine Veja accused presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff's former aide and current presidential chief of staff, Erenice Guerra, of involvement in a graft scheme.

• Saturday, September 11th 2010 - 18:28 UTC

  Dilma only waiting for October 3 to become Brazil’s first woman president

  

  With only three weeks left the ruling Brazilian government Workers Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff increased her advantage over the main opposition hopeful, former Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra to 23 points, according to the latest opinion polls released by Folha de Sao Paulo the television network O’Globo.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2010 - 02:36 UTC

  “Steam roller” Rousseff collects more campaign funds than her eight rivals

  

  The Brazilian presidential electoral campaign for pro-government candidate Dilma Rousseff has gathered more funds than the campaigns of her eight rivals combined, according to data published by the TSE Superior Electoral Tribunal.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2010 - 05:59 UTC

  Landslide Bulgarian vote for Dilma Rousseff president of Brazil

  

  Bulgaria has been trapped by a “Dilma fever” given the almost certain victory of the Brazilian ruling party’s presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff whose family came from Bulgaria.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 02:48 UTC

  Lifting Mercosur out of its “institutional paralysis”, Rousseff’s main challenge

  

  Consolidating South American integration would be the main foreign policy priority of the Brazilian ruling party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff if public opinion polls are confirmed at the ballot box next October 3 and she emerges as the successor of Lula da Silva.

• Monday, August 30th 2010 - 07:03 UTC

  Serra in disarray “campaigns” for Lula da Silva’s protégé Dilma

  

  While the Brazilian ruling coalition presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff consolidates her lead in opinion polls and is almost certain to win in the first round October 3, her main rival Jose Serra’s campaign seems to have fallen in disarray.

• Friday, August 27th 2010 - 07:54 UTC

  Dilma Rousseff forecasted to take “bold actions” including budget cuts

  

  As public opinion polls confirm the growing commanding gap between Brazil’s ruling coalition presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff and her main contender Jose Serra, analysts have begun to ponder on her policies.