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Polls give Rousseff growing lead ahead of Brazil vote Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff is gaining ground over center-right challenger Aecio Neves.
24 октября 2014
Rousseff leads by whisker in latest Brazil polls Two new polls showed incumbent Dilma Rousseff fractionally ahead of rival Aecio Neves in a race that is still too close to call.
21 октября 2014
Emir Baigazin. Photo from personal archives. Kazakhstan's Emir Baigazin among jury at Sao Paolo Film Festival Emir Baigazin from Kazakhstan has been chosen as a jury at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival.
17 октября 2014
Rousseff falls ill after tense Brazil debate Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff fell ill at the end of a tense and at times bitter televised debate Thursday with challenger Aecio Neves.
17 октября 2014
Brazil beef exports soar on Chinese, Russian demand Brazil beef exports jumped seven percent this year so far, in part due to rising Russian demand as Moscow turned away from US and European sources.
11 октября 2014
Brazil President Rousseff trailing in latest poll Brazil President Dilma Rousseff narrowly trailed challenger Aecio Neves in latest opinion polls ahead of their October 26 election showdown.
10 октября 2014
IMF slashes Brazil growth forecast for 2014 The International Monetary Fund slashed its 2014 economic growth forecast for Brazil by a full percentage point, blaming weak investment and a consumer funk.
08 октября 2014
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, from guerrilla to president Dilma Rousseff is a former leftist guerrilla once imprisoned and tortured by the country's military regime who is now fighting a different battle.
07 октября 2014
©Reuters/Dado Ruvic Brazil elections most talked about in Facebook history Brazil's elections inspired 346 million comments, conversations and other exchanges on Facebook, going on record.
07 октября 2014
Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes Brazilians re-elected a clown named Tiririca (Grumpy) to Congress with one million votes, the second-highest number of any candidate.
06 октября 2014
Rousseff set to face Neves in Brazil run-off Brazilian President is set to face Social Democrat Aecio Neves in a run-off election, leaving popular environmentalist Marina Silva out of the race.
06 октября 2014
Brazil primed for closest election in decades Brazil's presidential elections are likely to be the closest in a generation, but polls suggest leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff will secure a second term after a run-off.
04 октября 2014
'Vaccinated' mosquitos released in Rio to combat dengue Thousand mosquitos immunized against dengue fever have been released in Brazil as part of an innovative attempt to curb the spread of the tropical sickness.
03 октября 2014
Brazil gunman straps hostage with apparent explosives An armed man took an employee hostage at a hotel in the Brazilian capital Monday and forced him to don a vest apparently stuffed with explosives.
30 сентября 2014
Rising Rousseff ramps up Brazil election offensive President Dilma Rousseff has ramped up her offensive as Brazil's election campaign enters the final stretch, with a decisive first-round win in her sights.
30 сентября 2014
Brazil split ahead of presidential poll Brazil's electorate is split a week ahead of presidential elections, with polls showing Dilma Rousseff locked in a dead heat with main rival Marina Silva
29 сентября 2014
Metallica. ©Reuters Metallica to play US debut of Rock in Rio Crowd-pleasers Metallica and Taylor Swift will headline the US debut of Rock in Rio as the Brazilian festival pursues an ambitious expansion.
27 сентября 2014
Brazil readies election thriller A fiery plane crash that claimed the life of a popular politician has provided Brazil's presidential campaign with a dramatic plot twist worthy of a telenovela.
22 сентября 2014
Lula mobbed in Rio, defends govt on Petrobras Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rallied behind successor Dilma Rousseff as she battles to stay in power at next month's election.
16 сентября 2014
Rousseff in Rio slum visit as poll gap closes Brazil President visited a Rio slum as latest polls showed her gaining ground against ecologist rival Marina Silva ahead ofpresidential elections.
13 сентября 2014

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