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- Brazil - Dilma Rousseff - elections - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva


Brazil: can anyone stop Dilma?

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She's never been elected to high office, but she's on course to become the leader of one of the world's most populous democracies. Dilma Rousseff has come a strong first in Brazil's presidential election, around fourteen percent ahead of her nearest rival. However she failed to reach the threshold needed to avoid a runoff on October 31. Rousseff was relatively unkown just a few months ago. But the support of Brazil's wildly popular president, Lula da Silva, ensured her quick ascent.


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