Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing
more than 51% of votes in the closest election race in years.
An
official count showed her rival, centrist candidate Aecio Neves, taking
just over 48% of the vote. In her victory speech, Ms Rousseff said she
wants to be a better president than she was.
She faced protests last
year against corruption, record spending on the football World Cup and
poor services. Ms Rousseff, who has been in power since 2010, is popular
with poor Brazilians thanks to her government's welfare programs.
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