Monday, April 28, 2025

Brazilian President Rousseff re-elected

Date:

Share post:

Rio De Janeiro: Brazil’s left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected in the tightest race the nation has seen since its return to democracy three decades ago, after a bitter campaign that divided Brazilians like no other before it.
With 99 per cent of the vote counted, Rousseff had 51.5 per cent of the ballots, topping center-right challenger Aecio Neves with 48.5 per cent. Rousseff’s victory extends the rule of the Workers’ Party, which has held the presidency since 2003.
During that time, they’ve enacted expansive social programs that have helped pull millions of Brazilians out of poverty and into the middle class.
The choice between Rousseff and Neves split Brazilians into two camps those who thought only the president would continue to protect the poor and advance social inclusion versus those who were certain that only the contender’s market-friendly economic policies could see Brazil return to solid growth.
The Workers’ Party’s time in power has seen a profound transformation in Brazil.
But four straight years of weak economic growth under Rousseff, with an economy that’s now in a technical recession, has some worried those gains are under threat.
“Brazilians want it all. They are worried about the economy being sluggish and stagnant but they want to preserve social gains that have been made,” said Michael Shifter, president of the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue.
“The question is which candidate is best equipped to deliver both of those.”
This year’s campaign is widely considered the most acrimonious since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1985, a battle between the only two parties to have held the presidency since 1995. (AP)

Related articles

Kerala: Husband and mother-in-law sentenced to life for ‘starving’ Tushara to death

Kollam, April 28: A court in Kerala's Kollam on Monday sentenced husband Chandulal and his mother Geethalal to...

Rahul Gandhi to visit constituency Rae Bareli, former constituency Amethi from tomorrow

Lucknow, April 28: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is slated to begin a two-day visit to his constituency Rae...

Preparations underway in Rajasthan’s Jaipur for revival of Vedic-era Saraswati river

Jaipur, April 28: In a major step towards reviving the mythological Saraswati river of the Vedic era, a...

PM Modi to address YUGM innovation conclave tomorrow

New Delhi, April 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday address the YUGM Conclave, which aims to...