Voters in Brazil have chosen the governing Workers' Party candidate, Dilma Rousseff, to be their new president. Ms Rousseff won 56% of the vote in the run-off, beating her rival, the Social Democrat Jose Serra. Paulo Cabral tells the story of Brazil's first female president.
Reporter:Paulo Cabral
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She was a schoolgirl when Brazil fell under military dictatorship in 1964, later becoming a key player in a militant group resisting the dictatorship, for which she was arrested and tortured. Her name is still engraved on the wall of the prison where she spent three years.
A career civil servant, Rousseff became energy minister when Lula da Silva took office in 2002.
In 2005, after a corruption scandal brought down key government figures, Lula da Silva made her his chief of staff, a post she held until March 2010, when she launched her campaign for the presidency as the Workers' Party candidate. With Lula's 80% approval ratingsbehind her, few doubted her chances of success despite a lacklustrecampaign.
On January the first, Dilma Rousseff takes over from the most popular president Brazil has ever known. It won't be an easy act to follow.
Paulo Cabral, BBC News, Sao Paulo
Vocabulary
key player
pemimpin, orang penting
militant
militan
engraved
terukir
civil servant
pegawai negeri
took office
menjabat
brought down
menjatuhkan
launched (her) campaign
mulai berkampanye
approval ratings
tingkat popularitas
lacklustre
kurang bersemangat
act to follow
sulit diungguli
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