Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff: From Imprisoned Guerrilla Fighter to 'The Most Powerful Woman in the World'

11 Jan 2011

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Brazil has made history with the swearing-in of its first female president. On 1 January 2011, Dilma Rousseff received the presidential sash from outgoing President Lula da Silva at a ceremony in the capital Brasília. In her inaugural speech, Rousseff paid tribute to Lula and repeated her pledge to eradicate chronic poverty in Brazil.

In the 1960s, Rousseff was a guerrilla resisting Brazil’s military dictatorship. She was imprisoned and tortured for three years.

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now speaks with Greg Grandin, professor of Latin American history at New York University to learn more about Brazil's new president, which some are describing as the most powerful woman in the world.

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