Dilma Rousseff the legalization of illegal drugs, stating that "Brazil today is in no condition to propose the decriminalization of any drug." As a member of the Workers' Party, a social-democratic party which opposes Third Way politics, Rousseff was expected to be against privatization and neoliberalism. "The Nation", as an example of this rationale, described Rousseff's victory as a defeat for the Washington Consensus. Rousseff, however, has had an ambiguous stance on issues that involve privatization. She is, for instance, "in favor of granting to private enterprises the construction of new power plants and roads, should it be cheaper to do them
Dilma Rousseff senior Petrobras personnel in bribes to win offshore oil and gas related contracts, whilst Rousseff chaired the national oil and gas company. Later SBM illicitly funded her Workers Party during Rousseff's first Presidential election. The scandal gave rise to Operation Lavabos (Car wash), which in turn led to Rousseff's popularity falling to 5% in the polls as the enormity of the levels of corruption at the organisations she headed came to light. In 2015, millions of Brazilians protested in over fifty cities and her downfall became an inevitability. Taylor's revelations would later lead to Rousseff's predecessor, President Lula being jailed