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Lula protege ahead in Brazil presidential vote
Lula protege ahead in Brazil presidential vote Dilma Rousseff, handpicked by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, wins the most votes in nearly complete results, but fails to secure the majority needed to avoid a Runoff against Social Democrat Jose Serra. October 03, 2010

Brazil shakes off poll uncertainty
AFP Brazil reacted calmly on Monday, with Financial Markets stable, after weekend Elections showed a Runoff will be needed to decide who succeeds outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Elections Sunday chose Brazil's federal and state legislatures and state governorships - but failed to hand presidential victory to Dilma Rousseff, Lula's former cabinet chief and handpicked Candidate, as had been expected. Instead, Rousseff, who finished first with 47 per cent of ballots, will have to...

Rousseff leads Brazil vote count
Dilma Rousseff, the ruling party Candidate in Brazil's presidential race, has taken the lead after more than 90 per cent of ballots counted but may be denied a first-round victory. The endorsed Candidate from outgoing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers' Party is ahead of her closest rival by 12 points after securing 46 per cent of valid Votes. She is likely to face her nearest rival, Jose Serra, the opposition Candidate and former Sao Paulo state Governor, who garnered 33...

Setback for Lula's Heiress: Green Rising Star Shakes up Brazil's Presidential Race
The race to succeed Brazilian President Lula will be decided in a second ballot. The favorite, Dilma Rousseff, missed out on an absolute majority in the first round of the election and will face Jose Serra, the opposition leader, in a Runoff. Greens Candidate Marina Silva scored a major success by coming from nowhere to score 20 percent. The secret winner in the Brazilian presidential Elections is Marina Silva. Running for Brazil's highest office, she cornered almost 20 percent of the vote,...

In Brazil, No Victory Yet for Lula's Anointed Successor
The Workers' Party took first place in Brazil's Presidential Election this weekend but its Candidate — and the favorite going into the polls — Dilma Rousseff fell short of a first-round victory. She now faces four weeks of intense campaigning for a run-off that opponents and analysts say should provide a clearer insight into the future policies of a Candidate who has so far avoided articulating her plans for government and simply coasted on the fact that she was the annointed...

Brazil vote goes to runoff as Rousseff falls short
By Brian Winter and Todd Benson Sao Paulo | Mon Oct 4, 2010 12:35am EDT Sao Paulo (Reuters) - Ruling Party Candidate Dilma Rousseff placed a strong first in Brazil's Presidential Election on Sunday but will face a Runoff after some voters were turned off at the last minute by a Corruption Scandal and her views on Social Issues. Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who was handpicked by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to continue the center-left Economic policies that have made Brazil one...

UPDATE 1-Brazil candidate Rousseff's lead slips in 2nd poll
Sao Paulo, Sept 24 (Reuters) - In the second poll this week, Brazil's ruling party Candidate Dilma Rousseff lost ground in the October presidential race following a recent Corruption Scandal involving a former aide, an Ibope poll showed on Friday. Rousseff had 50 percent support compared with 28 percent for former Sao Paulo state Governor Jose Serra, according to the poll published on newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo's Web site. A similar Ibope poll on Sept. 17 showed Rousseff with 51 percent and...

Brazil vote sets up presidential runoff
AFP Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chosen Candidate to succeed him next year came out on top in Elections, but she fell unexpectedly short of an outright win needed to avoid a Runoff. The official complete tally showed Dilma Rousseff, Lula's former cabinet chief, won 47 per cent of the vote to 33 per cent for her nearest rival, former Sao Paulo state Governor Jose Serra. That was short of the 50-per cent-plus-one-ballot threshold Rousseff required to obviate an October 31...

Lula supporter dominates Brazil vote
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's hand-picked successor failed to win the presidency in national Elections Sunday, but analysts predicted an easy victory when Brazilians return to the pollsOct. 31. With 91 percent of votes counted late Sunday, Dilma Rousseff, a guerilla-turned-bureaucrat and the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants, had received 46.7 percent in a nine-candidate field. She needed 50 percent to avoid a Runoff. Rousseff heads into the second round against José Serra, a...

No Outright Winner in Brazilian Presidential Contest
Via the BBC:  Rousseff falls short of outright win in Brazil Election Brazil’s Presidential Election will go to a second round after Dilma Rousseff failed to gain the 50% of votes needed for an outright victory. With 98% of votes counted, President Lula’s former cabinet chief has 47% with Jose Serra trailing on 33%. The two will contest a run-off vote in four weeks’ time. A strong showing by the Green Party Candidate, Marina Silva, who polled 19%, may have cost Ms...

Brazil election: Lula's legacy set to propel Dilma Rousseff to victory
As voters go to polls for the Brazil election today, support from popular outgoing President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva is expected to propel Candidate Dilma Rousseff to victory.

Brazil's ruling party candidate Rousseff forced into runoff vote against centrist ex-governor
Supporters of Jose Serra, Presidential Candidate for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), gesture as they wait for Election results in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday Oct. 3, 2010. Serra placed second to leading Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party and will face Rousseff in a Runoff on Oct. 31. (AP) Sao Paulo — A former Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil's beloved leader to succeed him will face a Centrist rival in a Presidential Runoff after failing to get...

Brazil presidential race goes to runoff
Dilma Rousseff, the woman President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to succeed him in office, faces a Runoff vote after falling unexpectedly short of an outright victory in Brazil's Presidential Election. The official tally for Sunday's vote showed that Rousseff, Lula's former cabinet chief, won 47 percent of the vote against 33 percent for her nearest rival, former Sao Paulo state Governor Jose Serra. That was short of the 50-percent-plus-one-ballot threshold Rousseff needed to avoid an...

Brazil presidential election to go to runoff
Brazil's Presidential Election is to go to an October 31 Runoff after the ruling party Candidate, Dilma Rousseff, won Elections but not by enough to avoid a second round, the High Electoral Tribunal said. Rousseff won 47 percent of the ballots Sunday -- short of the absolute majority of 50-percent-plus-one-ballot required to obviate a knockout round against second-placed challenger, former Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra. "We can confirm there will be a second round in the Presidential...

With Rousseff leading, Brazil's presidential election moves to runoff
Brazil's Presidential Election is to go to an October 31 Runoff after the ruling party Candidate, Dilma Rousseff, won Elections but not by enough to avoid a second round, the High Electoral Tribunal said. Rousseff won 47 percent of the ballots Sunday -- short of the absolute majority of 50-percent-plus-one-ballot required to obviate a knockout round against second-placed challenger, former Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra. "We can confirm there will be a second round in the Presidential Elections,"...

Brazil's presidential candidates face runoff
Official vote returns indicate Brazil's leading Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff has been forced into a second-round Runoff in October. With 97.5 per cent of the ballots tallied, she has 46.6 per cent of valid votes compared with 32.8 per cent for her closest rival, Jose Serra, The Associated Press reported, citing the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Rousseff would need 50 per cent plus one of the valid votes to avoid a Runoff on Oct. 31. Dilma Rousseff, the Workers Party Presidential...

Rousseff faces runoff in Brazil election
Sao Paulo (Reuters) - Ruling Party Candidate Dilma Rousseff placed a strong first in Brazil's Presidential Election on Sunday, but a Runoff looked inevitable after some voters were turned off at the last minute by a Corruption Scandal and her views on Social Issues. Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla leader who vows to continue the pragmatic center-left policies that have made Brazil one of the World's fastest-growing emerging Market economies, had 46.2 percent of valid votes with 94 percent...

Brazil election results for WebStrong
on the technical team. Anyway, the first election results are in. You can see them here . The big news on the national level is that the Green Party Candidate, Marina Silva, took in nearly 20% of the vote, forcing the other two Candidates, Jose Serra, and frontrunner Dilma Rousseff into a Runoff. Less than two weeks ago, Dilma was assumed to have a cakewalk into the presidency, but the recent surge of the Marina Silva left Dilma a few points shy of avoiding a Runoff.  There is wide...

Brazil Picking Successor To Popular President
A former Marxist guerrilla who was imprisoned and brutally tortured during Brazil's long Military Dictatorship is the front-running Candidate in Sunday's Presidential Election, though she may be forced into a Runoff vote by her Centrist rival. Dilma Rousseff, a 62-year-old career Bureaucrat, represents the ruling Workers Party and is the hand-picked successor of outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, universally known as Lula, who led Brazil to unparalleled Economic Growth, increased...

Booming Brazil heads to the polls
BRASILIA - Brazilian voters, largely content with their country’s booming economy, went to the Polls Sunday and were expected to hand a convincing victory to the pragmatic hand-picked successor of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva despite a wave of last-minute Scandals. Pre-election Polls indicated that Dilma Rousseff, a former top Lula aide who is running for her first elected office, could muster just enough votes to surpass the 50 percent level she needs to avoid a potentially...

Lula ya votó, pero lamentó no estar entre los candidatos en .com
El presidente brasileo, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva , ironiz el domingo, en las elecciones que definirn a su sucesor, que fue la primera vez que vot y su imagen no estaba entre las de los candidatos, desde el restablecimiento de la democracia en su pas. “Solo lament que es la primera vez que voy a votar y mi cara no est ah en la pantalla (de la urna electrnica , entre los candidatos), desde el restablecimiento de las elecciones a Presidente de la Repblica en 1989″,...

UPDATE 2-Rousseff steady in Brazil poll before last debate
Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:42pm EDT * Debate on TV Globo may be last opposition chance * Supreme Court decision on Voting rule may favor Rousseff (Updates with Supreme Court ruling in last 3 paragraphs) By Raymond Colitt BRASILIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian ruling party Candidate Dilma Rousseff has just enough votes to win Sunday's Presidential Election, a poll showed on Thursday, hours before a TV debate in which her rivals have a final chance to force her into a Runoff vote. The poll by the...

Ahead in Brazil polls, Rousseff cruises in debate
Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Brazilian ruling Party Candidate Dilma Rousseff on Thursday sailed through the last TV debate before Sunday's Presidential Election, bolstered by another Poll showing her with just enough support to win in the first round. Rousseff, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's former Chief of Staff, faced few real challenges from her three main rivals in a mostly uneventful debate on TV Globo, the country's largest and most influential television network. Unlike in other...

Brazil exit poll: Rousseff with big lead in presidential vote but second-round ballot possible, LT
Sao Paulo -   Brazil Exit Poll: Rousseff with big lead in presidential vote but second-round ballot possible.

Lula's pick favored as Brazil votes for president
Sao Paulo | Sun Oct 3, 2010 1:13am EDT Sao Paulo (Reuters) - Brazilian ruling Party Candidate Dilma Rousseff's lead narrowed in two polls released on Saturday on the eve of the Presidential Election, raising the prospect she may be forced into a Runoff against her main rival. Rousseff, former Chief of Staff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, fell 4 percentage points to 51 percent of the valid votes, according to a survey by the Ibope polling firm released hours before Voting begins on...