We cannot rest while Brazilians are going hungry, while families are living in the streets, while poor children are abandoned to their own fates and … - Dilma Rousseff

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We cannot rest while Brazilians are going hungry, while families are living in the streets, while poor children are abandoned to their own fates and while crack and crack dens rule.

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About Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Vana Rousseff (born December 14, 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician of Bulgarian origin who served as the 36th President of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment in 2016. In the 1970s, she was a member of a left-wing guerrilla that fought against the military dictatorship in Brazil. Rousseff is a member of the Worker's Party and the Chief of Staff of Brazil since 2005, when she became the first female to hold that office. At her election on October 31, 2010, she became the first female President of Brazil.

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Native Name: Dilma Vana Rousseff
Alternative Names: Dilma Roussefl
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