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Challenges To Rousseff's Campaign Rising

February 2010 | Political Risk Analysis

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The election campaign of President Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva's chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff, for the Brazilian presidency will need to shift into the next phase as the ruling Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) is about to officially nominate its candidate for October's poll. Needing to navigate a delicate campaign in light of her implication in a series of political scandals in the past, her choice of vice presidential candidate will be critical in her chances to win this year.