Sunday, October 31, 2010

Dilma Rousseff: From fugitive guerrilla to Brazil's new president

With the Brazilian election results in it has been confirmed that Dilma Rousseff will be the next President of Brazil.  Rousseff, a former fugitive was forced at a young age to join a Brazilian left-winged Brazilian resistance force and was punished for her actions.  According to personal accounts from Rousseff, she was tortured on many occasions carried out at the time by the right winged Brazilian government.  She claims however that she never actively carried out attacks on government officials.  According to the article, Dilma Rousseff has been branded as a "subversive Joan of Arc."  It should be interesting to see how Rousseff's Presidency turns out.

By: Cameron Adams

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