President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected on Sunday after a tight runoff vote against a centrist challenger. Brazil's leftist candidate secured a slim majority of the vote against Aecio Neves, as her anti-poverty program proved too popular for his pro-business platform. The campaign split the country, with Rousseff winning 51.6 percent against Neves with more than 99 percent of votes in. Victory: Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was re-elected Sunday after a tight race against centrist Aecio Neves Supporters: Fans of Rousseff waved flags with her name and the symbol of the Worker's Party during a ceremony celebrating her re-election Rousseff's election marks a continuation of her Worker's Party in control of Brazil's executive branch, which it has held since 2003.
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Dilma Rousseff of the Worker's Party took 51.6 percent against Aecio Neves with 99 percent of votes counted
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Neves had promised friendlier business relations and criticized Rousseff for presiding over several corruption scandals
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Rousseff was the first woman in the office of president in Brazil after winning in 2010
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She was picked to succeed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose presidential policies helped lift millions of Brazilians out of poverty
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