Tag: General elections

Friday, October 1st 2010 - 04:27 UTC
Brazil, a rising power, but beware of excessive triumphalism

Opinion polls indicate that the candidate from the ruling Workers Party Dilma Rousseff, hand picked by Lula da Silva, will win Brazil’s presidency next Sunday. A run off is scheduled for a month later if no candidate gets 50% of the ballot, but in any of the two options Ms Rousseff is forecasted to take office next January first .
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 01:48 UTC
Rousseff forecasted to increase integration with Mercosur and BRIC

Brazilian and Argentine international relations experts anticipate that if as all opinion polls indicate Dilma Rousseff will be elected next Sunday as the first woman president in the history of Brazil, the country’s foreign policy will continue the model implemented by President Lula da Silva.
Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 01:52 UTC
Brazil main daily blasts Lula da Silva; supports opposition presidential candidate

One of Brazil’s leading and influential newspapers, O Estado de Sao Paulo announced its support for opposition presidential candidate Jose Serra for the coming Sunday election and described current president Lula da Silva as a “bad example” for Brazilian politics.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 07:46 UTC
Lula da Silva again furious with the press for exposing government corruption

Brazilian president Lula da Silva again attached the media on Tuesday claiming that freedom of expression does not imply “inventing stories and news”. He added that the media instead of helping public opinion preach “hatred” and are only interested in “failures of his government”.
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.