Difference between revisions of "Dilma Rousseff"
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| − | '''Dilma Rousseff''' (1947 - ) | + | '''Dilma Rousseff''' (1947 - ) was the President of [[Brazil]] from Jan. 1 2011 to May 12 2016.[http://www2.planalto.gov.br/acompanhe-o-planalto/informacoes] She is an economist and politician who became the first woman president of Brazil on January 1, 2011. Rousseff was Minister of Energy and later Chief of Staff in the administration of President [[Lula da Silva|Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]. She was a [[Marxist]] who was imprisoned for three years, during which she said she was tortured with electric shocks. Upon her release from prison in the early 1970s, she continued her political path and eventually joined da Silva's Worker's Party.[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Rousseff-Sworn-In-as-Brazils-First-Woman-President-112749864.html] |
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''“Personally, I am opposed to abortion and am in favor of maintaining the current law.”''[http://www.pisqa.com/10/brazil-dilma-rousseff-agrees-not-to-legalize-abortion/] | ''“Personally, I am opposed to abortion and am in favor of maintaining the current law.”''[http://www.pisqa.com/10/brazil-dilma-rousseff-agrees-not-to-legalize-abortion/] | ||
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| + | During her period as president, she spent much more than was allowed by brazilian law; according to brazilian Constitution, this is a crime ("Crime de responsabilidade", lit. responsability crime). The Congress and the Senated voted, resp. on Apr. 17, 2016 and May 11, 2016, that there was enough evidence to justify her impeachment, and her presidency was suspended on May 12, 2016. The interim president of Brazil is Rousseff's vice president, [[Michel Temer]]. [ttp://especiais.g1.globo.com/politica/2016/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/da-eleicao-a-votacao-do-impeachment/] | ||
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Revision as of 15:15, May 14, 2016
Dilma Rousseff (1947 - ) was the President of Brazil from Jan. 1 2011 to May 12 2016.[1] She is an economist and politician who became the first woman president of Brazil on January 1, 2011. Rousseff was Minister of Energy and later Chief of Staff in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. She was a Marxist who was imprisoned for three years, during which she said she was tortured with electric shocks. Upon her release from prison in the early 1970s, she continued her political path and eventually joined da Silva's Worker's Party.[2]
Inside Congress, taking an oath before the people’s representatives, Dilma declared that:
she did not see her election as extolling her own accomplishments but as a glorification of the Brazilian woman. She said her election to command the country paid homage to all Brazilian women. “My commitment is to honor women, protect the weak and govern for all”.[3]
Rousseff has agreed not to legalize abortion.
“Personally, I am opposed to abortion and am in favor of maintaining the current law.”[4]
During her period as president, she spent much more than was allowed by brazilian law; according to brazilian Constitution, this is a crime ("Crime de responsabilidade", lit. responsability crime). The Congress and the Senated voted, resp. on Apr. 17, 2016 and May 11, 2016, that there was enough evidence to justify her impeachment, and her presidency was suspended on May 12, 2016. The interim president of Brazil is Rousseff's vice president, Michel Temer. [ttp://especiais.g1.globo.com/politica/2016/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/da-eleicao-a-votacao-do-impeachment/]