Anthony Boadle
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 00:00
The number of Brazilians who approve of her government's performance fell to 31.3 percent in July from 54.2 percent in June
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 00:00
Regional leaders called for a tough response to the alleged espionage that O Globo said included a satellite monitoring stations based in Brazil's capital.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 00:00
Making good on a promise in the wake of the protests that rocked Brazil in June, Rousseff asked Congress to hold a non-binding national vote, or plebiscite, to see what Brazilians want changed.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 00:00
Tensions escalated in a disputed property in Mato Grosso do Sul that was invaded last week for a second time by Terena Indians angered by the fatal shooting of one of their tribe's members
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 00:00
An Indian was shot dead during the violent eviction of some 200 natives from a disputed property owned by a former congressman
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 00:00
The number of Cabinet posts has almost doubled since the Workers' Party took office under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2003.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 00:00
The personal approval rating of Brazil's first woman president rose to 79 percent in March from 78 percent in December, according to a CNI/Ibope opinion poll.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 00:00
Just past the mid-point in her first term, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faces several difficult economic and political decisions that will define the rest of her presidency
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
"They can get ready, they can organize, but our reply will be the re-election of Dilma in 2014," Lula said
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
She said she has almost met her anti-poverty target halfway through her four-year term, though Brazil's last census points to 700,000 Brazilian families who still live in extreme poverty but are not registered on government social programs.