28 August 2010

BRASIL: Dilma Rousseff Opens-up 24 Point Lead In Polls Over Serra.

REUTERS/     Dilma Rousseff is all but assured of winning the 3 October presidential election and avoiding a runoff...IF you believe in polls... because she has opened-up a 24 point lead. The latest Ibope survey published in the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper shows Rousseff with 51% versus former Sao Paulo state governor Jose Serra's 27%. Green Party candidate Marina Silva trails with 7%.