Who's Running Brazil? Chaos Builds as Rousseff Ducks Her Allies
- Her own Workers' Party is increasingly rejecting her policies
- Arrest of top aide and growing Petrobras scandal not helping
Former Brazil President Lula Detained in Probe
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When President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil extended her visit to Chile last weekend, she was not engaging in an act of international relations but of domestic avoidance. Her Workers’ Party was holding anniversary celebrations in Rio de Janeiro and if she had shown up as planned, there would likely have been more than a few boos.
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