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[[File:Dilma and daughter.jpg|thumb|Dilma and daughter, Jan. 1, 2011.]]
[[File:Dilma and daughter.jpg|thumb|Dilma and daughter, Jan. 1, 2011.]]
'''Dilma Rousseff''' (1947 - ) is the current President of [[Brazil]]. 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]
'''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]
Inside Congress, taking an oath before the people’s representatives, Dilma declared that:
Inside Congress, taking an oath before the people’s representatives, Dilma declared that:
''“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/]
== External links ==
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