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Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 2:12am On Oct 03, 2014 |
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Born into poverty and a former maid who learned to read at 16, environmentalist Marina Silva on Sunday hopes to become the first black leader of Brazil, the world's most diverse nation. Yet the rubber tappers' daughter, running against President Dilma Rousseff, has generally downplayed the issue of race in the campaign -- disappointing some observers. Whereas in the United States, Barack Obama obtained 93 percent of black votes in his 2012 re- election, polls suggest Socialist Party candidate Silva will not even command a majority of black and mixed race Brazilians. Rousseff may be a white middle- class woman, but on October 26 in the expected second round run-off she could garner 45 percent of black and mixed voters' ballots compared to 38 for Silva, according to an Ibope poll. Many black voters give Rousseff's Workers' Party (PT) credit for policies targeting social and racial inclusion that have boosted the standing of black and mixed race Brazilians more than any other policy going back to the 1888 abolition of slavery. 1 Like
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Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 2:13am On Oct 03, 2014 |
A census taken in 2011 just after the last election showed black and mixed race voters -- comprising 7.6 percent and 43.1 percent respectively of the 200 million population -- a narrow majority. - Not symbolic enough - In a country with huge social inequality, and where being black is largely synonymous with being poor, it is Rousseff who draws the greatest support among the needy and least well educated. "PT governments have bolstered the position of black people in society," explains Franciscan preacher David Santos, director of the NGO Educafro. Father Santos says social welfare programs such as the Bolsa Familia, a family allowance for parents who send their children to school, have made a huge difference. "In 80 percent of cases they have benefited black and mixed race people," he says. A 2012 affirmative action law cementing a process begun several years earlier has enabled "more black people to enter public universities in ten years than in the previous five centuries." "The symbolism of Marina Silva is not enough. Even if she is promising to retain these policies, Brazilians prefer to stick with what they know when faced with a doubt." he says. Rousseff appeared in televised political ad alongside two smiling black children while accusing Silva of wanting to slash social welfare spending. But Silva has only rarely addressed the issue of her own race, though she did once tell a meeting "you are going to elect Brazil's first black president." Mostly, she has concentrated on her underlying ambition to offer voters a "new politics" while keeping PT social policies in place.
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Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 2:18am On Oct 03, 2014 |
IT WILL BE REALLY NICE FOR BRAZIL TO HAVE A BLACK PRESIDO CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THEY STILL HAVE SOME RACIAL ISSUES 4 Likes
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Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by ayukdaboss(m): 2:50am On Oct 03, 2014 |
200 million racists? I hope her manifesto is rich. |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by StealthyMe(m): 3:20am On Oct 03, 2014 |
I love the fact that their women are ambitious...Another female president would be wonderful 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by uzolexis(f): 7:49am On Oct 03, 2014 |
Let the best candidate win,black or white,it don't matter. |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Andyblaze: 10:34am On Oct 03, 2014 |
StealthyMe: I love the fact that their women are ambitious...Another female president would be wonderfulDuring the world cup most of the Brazilians me and my Dad spoke to heavily criticized the present president largely due to her sex, so i doubt another feminine candidate can succeed her |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by StealthyMe(m): 11:03am On Oct 03, 2014 |
Andyblaze: During the world cup most of the Brazilians me and my Dad spoke to heavily criticized the present president largely due to her sex, so i doubt another feminine candidate can succeed her Wooow...so what did theBrazilians say? I don't really know if her woes as president are cos she is female... ;-\ But i don't think so |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by buskie13(m): 12:33pm On Oct 03, 2014 |
we all prayed for a black president for the USA ....now we wish to have a black president in Brazil....well,all i have to say is that....she should use her head eventually if she makes it to the throne... |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 4:22pm On Oct 03, 2014 |
uzolexis: Let the best candidate win,black or white,it don't matter. Wise! 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by philantoxx(m): 8:16pm On Oct 03, 2014 |
female handing over to another is a model democracy worthy of embrace. |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 12:22am On Oct 04, 2014 |
Andyblaze: During the world cup most of the Brazilians me and my Dad spoke to heavily criticized the present president largely due to her sex, so i doubt another feminine candidate can succeed herWELL ANDY,THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN BRAZIL IS BTW DILMA ROUSEFF AND THIS WOMAN.SO NO MATTER WHO WINS,THE PRESIDENT WILL STILL BE A FEMALE NO OFFENCE,BUT THE BRAZILIANS U AND UR DAD CAME ACROSS MUST HAVE BEEN A BUNCH OF SEXISTS WHO DISLIKE SOMEONE JUST BECUZ OF HER GENDER SO THOSE GUYS U SPOKE TO WILL STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH A FEMALE PRESIDO WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Horus(m): 1:09am On Oct 04, 2014 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt85ooZgKHw [size=15pt]Polls show leads Marina Silva in Brazil's presidential race[/size] |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 9:52am On Oct 04, 2014 |
buskie13:if she wasn't already using her head, would she have made it where she already is now |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by buskie13(m): 2:24pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
Mondisweets:you remember one Mrs Jubril sometime ago....if u do....u know where my finger's pointing to |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by panafrican(m): 5:04pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
Hopefully she will not promote gay rights OR connive with the West to undermine Africa.Other than that, we have already seen before Ghana's Kofi Anan being the first Black to lead the United Nations. After him, we now have a Kenyan-American in the WAR (White ) House |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by anonymous6(f): 11:45am On Oct 05, 2014 |
Good luck to her 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 11:25am On Oct 06, 2014 |
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Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by Nobody: 1:19pm On May 03, 2015 |
did she get elected? |
Re: Meet The Woman Likely To Be Brazil's First Black President by anonymous6(f): 2:29pm On May 07, 2015 |
I heard about this lady on world news, I hope she wins 1 Like |
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