Brazilian 2014 presidential campaign takes off with Rousseff bidding re-election
Monday, February 25th 2013- 06:57 UTC
Brazilian 2014 presidential campaign takes off with Rousseff bidding re-election
Brazil's 2014 election season got off last week with the unofficial launch of President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign by her mentor and predecessor Lula da Silva during the celebration of the ruling Workers Party tenth year in power.
The main opposition party PSDB went on the offensive and attacked the decade of Workers' Party (PT) rule for undoing its work in laying the basis for Brazil's financial stability under former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
“They can get ready, they can organize, but our reply will be the re-election of Dilma in 2014,” Lula da Silva said to a packed Sao Paulo hotel ballroom.
Earlier in the week Rousseff announced that she has almost met her promise to eradicated extreme poverty by expanding social programs started by Lula da Silva. She spoke under a banner that looked decidedly like a campaign slogan: “Ending poverty is only the beginning”.
Despite her failure to match the rapid economic growth enjoyed by Lula da Silva, Rousseff's popularity is in the high 70s and she is facing weak opposition. Barring a major scandal in her government or an economic downturn that brings high inflation and unemployment, she is seen as the odds-on favourite to win the 2014 vote.
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