Brazil’s Rousseff gets nod to run for re-election

BRASILIA. — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been officially endorsed by the governing Workers Party to run for re-election in October.
Speaking to party delegates in Brasilia, Rousseff promised to boost social policies that have lifted millions of people out of poverty. The party has been in power since 2003.

Rousseff – Brazil’s first woman president – is a former left-wing rebel who fought against military rule in the 1960s and 1970s.
She told some 800 delegates meeting at the party’s convention that her second term would see more investment in housing, education and public health.

“It is time to move forward, it is time to make more changes,” she said.
Rousseff also defended public spending on preparations for the football World Cup and the Olympics, which Rio de Janeiro will host in 2016.
“All the investment we have done for the World Cup in transport and other infrastructure will continue to benefit Brazilians after the event,” said Rousseff.

She was elected four years ago, replacing her friend and mentor, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who served two terms.
Brazilians will go to the polls on October 5. If no single candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff on October 26. — BBC.