Brazil’s Rousseff looks weak, but so do her election rivals

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has regained the momentum in an election race that looks too close to call just a week before the first round of voting, using a wave of attacks to halt a surge by challenger Marina Silva.

H.E. Dilma Rousseff, President of BrazilH.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff on the occasion of her re-election as President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
The message reads as follows.
“Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff  The President of the Federative Republic of Brazil,  Brasilia,  BRAZIL.
I have received with great pleasure the news of your re-election to the highest office of your...

Rais wa Brazil Dilma Rousseff amechaguliwa tena kuiongoza nchi hiyo, katika uchaguzi uliojaa ushindani mkali.

Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup has been far from perfect but it has gone more smoothly than many expected, boosting President Dilma Rousseff’s chances for re-election in October.

Rais wa Brazil kutokachama cha Wafanyakazi, Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff amejipatia ushindi kwenye duru ya pili ya uchaguzi wa rais nchini Brazil, baada ya kumshinda kwa taabu hasimu wake wa kisiasa  Aecio Neves aliyegombea kwa tiketi ya Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) kwa asilimia 51.6 ya kura zilizopigwa. Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi ya Brazil  imetangaza kuwa, Neves amejipatia asilimia 48.4 ya kura zote...

The streets of Jardim São Luis, a poor and violent neighbourhood near the edge of São Paulo, have not been this quiet in years. And that is exactly why Valeria Rocha is so worried.

>Brazil’s financial markets have rallied on the prospect of environmentalist Marina Silva unseating President Dilma Rousseff in next month’s election, but political donations show plenty of companies may be wary of a new administration.

Utawala wa Lula na Dilma Rousseff umeiacha Brazil katika dimbwi la umaskini Brazil, nchi kubwa kabisa kieneo na kwa idadi ya wakazi barani Amerika Kusini, inashikilia nambari ya tano duniani kwa ukubwa kijiografia.

Rais wa Brazil amepinga uvumi kwamba serikali yake haitofanikiwa kukabiliana na mzozo uliopo sasa wa kisiasa na kiuchumi