Though Dilma Rousseff had high and great expectations and beliefs, her presidency has unfortunately unleashed many negative aspects on the country of Brazil. In the first round of the presidential election, she did not receive the total votes needed for her election; though in the second round, she received 56% of the votes and won, making her the first women president of Brazil ever. Another tactic she used, was the continuation of the previous Brazilian president, Lula’s, social welfare policies
1. What were the basic tenets of late-nineteenth century liberalism? How did Latin American elites adopt these tenets and how were they different from Europe? a. Basic tenets of late-nineteenth century liberalism included constitutions, representative governments, presidents elected by the people with "legally defined" and limited powers, and political participation and opposition stemming from an idea of citizenship (361, Negretto and Aguilar-Rivera). Latin American elites adopted these tenets through
involved in bribery or misuse of money that did not belong to them in the first place. That is what happened in Brazil to their former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva grew up in a poor peasant family. But, he was able to overcome his earlier difficult circumstances when he grew older (“Profile: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva”). He began his early political career when he became the main spokesperson for a very large union. He was able to move the union together and
a National Policy to support to smallholder production. In 2009, the country’s social assistance program was also extended to consider the additional 1.3 million households. Fome Zero, program by the government established by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003 that targets poverty and hunger in Brazil. The economic consideration that contribute to this issue is money. A report on agriculture estimates that after 2020, Brazil will suffer a loss of $3.1 billion a year. Money needs to be taken
not only based on historical and cultural affinity and they are achieved by diplomatic efforts between two countries. During his tenure, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Africa more than 20 times and his ambition for strengthening economic relations with Africa was supported by his foreign minister, Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim. The relations between Brazil and Africa then intensified during Lula’s two terms from 2003 to 2010. He established 19 new embassies across Africa and
Few, if any, social welfare projects in history have ever made as much headway in social development as the Brazilian government’s Bolsa Familia program. In less than two decades after its inception in 2003, Bolsa Familia has succeeded in dramatically improving living conditions for the poor while reducing the inequality gap in Brazil on an unprecedented scale. What role has the Bolsa Familia played in tackling poverty and long-run development issues in Brazil and additionally, influences has it
Abortion is a subject matter that is widely regarded as an ethical issue all over the world. Abortion brings both pro-life and pro-choice advocates into debate as to what the right decision and law is in regards to terminating a fetus. Both sides of believers believe in their own stance and passionately think that their beliefs are the way all should live by. The stance on pro-life is one generally taken by Christians and in particular the Catholic Church. They gain this belief from their faith