http://www.theage.com.au/world/exguerilla-leads-race-20100919-15hvz.html
Ex-guerilla leads race Brasilia September 20, 2010 A former Marxist guerilla once described by prosecutors as the ''Joan of Arc of subversion'' is on course to become Brazil's first female president. Dilma Rousseff, 62, who was locked up and tortured by the dictatorship that ran Brazil in the 1970s, is President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's anointed successor and is riding a wave of support that could see her win outright the first round of voting on October 3. Mr Lula, 64, has enjoyed poll ratings of more than 80 per cent in his eight years of power. Since 2004, the number of Brazilians living in poverty fell from almost half to less than a quarter. If the election were held today, according to polls, Ms Rousseff would win 50 per cent of the vote, putting her far ahead of her main rival. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
