Dilma Rousseff Rousseff was sworn in at the Congress building in Brasilia
As she took the oath of office in Brasilia,Dilma Rousseff also promised to embark on an anti-corruption crusade in response to a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras that threatens to haunt her second term
Dilma Rousseff arrived at the Congress building with her daughter, Paula, in an open-top car from the official residence, the Alvorada Palace, to the National Congress building, waving to thousands of people who lined the streets.
Representatives from more than 130 countries attended the swearing-in ceremony. Vice-President Michel Temer was also sworn into office.
The presidents of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro; Uruguay, Jose Mujica; Bolivia, Evo Morales, and Chile, Michelle Bachelet were among the leaders present.
The United States and China, Brazil's top two trading partners, were represented by their Vice-Presidents, Joe Biden and Li Yuanchao
Joe Biden,USA Vice-President is the highest ranking official to attend a presidential inauguration in Brazil since 1990
Note
Brazil's left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected iin Oct 2014 in the tightest race the nation has seen since its return to democracy three decades ago
The Workers' Party candidate had 51.6 % of the votes and challenger Aecio Neves 48.4 %, with 99.5% of the ballots counted.
Speaking in front of a banner that read "New Government, New Ideas" and had a giant photo of Rousseff from her days as a militant who fought against Brazil's long military regime, the leader thanked her supporters, starting with her No. 1 backer, her political mentor and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who hand-picked her to take his place in 2010
"My dears, my friends, we have arrived at the end of a campaign that intensely mobilized all the forces of this country," Dilma Rousseff said. "I thank every Brazilian, without exception."
No comments:
Post a Comment