Brazil has first woman president

There was an emotional handover of power in Brazil, from the country’s most popular president, to the country’s first ever woman president, euronews reports.

Izvor: EuroNews

Sunday, 02.01.2011.

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There was an emotional handover of power in Brazil, from the country’s most popular president, to the country’s first ever woman president, euronews reports. Tens of thousands braved the rain in the capital Brasilia to wave goodbye to Lula da Silva and welcome his protégé Dilma Rousseff. Brazil has first woman president Four decades ago Rousseff was a Marxist guerrilla pursued as an enemy of the state. She was jailed and tortured by her military captors. She said 2011 was the beginning of a new era. ‘I have rarely been so happy in my life,’ she told the crowds, ‘because of the chance history has given me to be the first woman to govern Brazil.’ The country’s economy is growing at a rate to make the rest of the world envious. It has new oil reserves and burgeoning influence in international diplomacy. Rousseff’s problems include rampant public spending that’s fuelling inflation and bureaucracy that is stifling investment. But perhaps her biggest challenge is living up to her predecessor who has folk-hero status especially among the poor. 20-million Brazilians were lifted out of poverty during his eight years in power. See more photos Rousseff with Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez (Beta/AP)

Brazil has first woman president

Four decades ago Rousseff was a Marxist guerrilla pursued as an enemy of the state. She was jailed and tortured by her military captors.

She said 2011 was the beginning of a new era.

‘I have rarely been so happy in my life,’ she told the crowds, ‘because of the chance history has given me to be the first woman to govern Brazil.’

The country’s economy is growing at a rate to make the rest of the world envious. It has new oil reserves and burgeoning influence in international diplomacy.

Rousseff’s problems include rampant public spending that’s fuelling inflation and bureaucracy that is stifling investment.

But perhaps her biggest challenge is living up to her predecessor who has folk-hero status especially among the poor. 20-million Brazilians were lifted out of poverty during his eight years in power.

See more photos

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