Dilma Rousseff

Brazil minister quits, urges Rousseff to 'restore confidence'

A Brazilian minister resigned on Tuesday and urged leftist President Dilma Rousseff to appoint an "i...

Nov 11, 2014 09:03 PM EST

Brazil's Rousseff re-elected by grateful working-class, country divided

Despite opposition from nearly half of Brazil's voters, leftist President Dilma Rousseff won re-elec...

Oct 27, 2014 02:52 AM EDT

Leftist Rousseff narrowly wins second term in Brazil

Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won re-election on Sunday after convincing voters...

Oct 26, 2014 08:54 PM EDT

Economic bounce, tough campaign point to Rousseff win in Brazil

President Dilma Rousseff looks positioned to narrowly win a second term on Sunday thanks to a slight...

Oct 23, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

Brazilian poll shows Rousseff gaining momentum as election nears

President Dilma Rousseff gained steam but remained locked in a dead heat for votes with challenger A...

Oct 20, 2014 10:34 AM EDT

Brazil presidential race heading for Oct 26 photo finish

Brazil's most unpredictable presidential election in a generation is heading toward a photo finish o...

Oct 16, 2014 12:50 AM EDT

Rousseff puts Cardoso, 83, at core of Brazil's election battle

Under pressure in Brazil's closest election race in decades, President Dilma Rousseff is centering h...

Oct 14, 2014 01:44 AM EDT

Brazil's Neves would improve ties with United States: adviser

Brazilian presidential challenger Aecio Neves would seek to repair ties with the United States and f...

Oct 12, 2014 05:07 AM EDT

Major parties lose ground in Brazil's Congress after election

Brazil's major parties lost ground to a dozen smaller groups in Congress in Sunday's election, makin...

Oct 07, 2014 07:43 AM EDT

Brazil's Rousseff to face pro-business Neves in election runoff

Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff placed first in Sunday's election but did not get enough v...

Oct 05, 2014 09:27 PM EDT

Brazil's Silva slips, Neves may make runoff, Sensus poll shows

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff continues to broaden her advantage ahead of Sunday's election, bu...

Oct 04, 2014 12:22 AM EDT

Brazil's evangelicals gain clout, close to electing first president

Brazil's increasingly powerful evangelical Christians are tantalizingly close to electing one of the...

Sep 29, 2014 06:09 AM EDT

Petrobras scandal shakes up Brazil's presidential race

Brazil's October presidential race has been shaken up by a corruption scandal allegedly involving st...

Sep 08, 2014 12:34 AM EDT

Volkswagen spied on Lula, other Brazilian workers in 1980s

Volkswagen AG spied on Brazilian union activists in the 1980s and passed sensitive information about...

Sep 05, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

Brazil's Silva looks presidential, but not a shoo-in

Popular environmentalist Marina Silva looks capable of winning Brazil's presidential election in Oct...

Sep 01, 2014 10:32 PM EDT

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