Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.) The same month, however, a spokesperson for President Dilma Rousseff announced that she had suspended distribution of sex education videos through the ministries of health and education, saying that "anti-homophobia kits", as they are known, were "inappropriate for children" and did not offer an objective view of homosexuality. Most videos, directed at high school students aged 14–18, portrayed teenagers accepting "transexualidade", as transsexualism is called in Brazil, or bisexuality. The packages included a teacher's guide. Rousseff said that "the government supports education as well the struggle against homophobic practices. However, no government body will be allowed to make
Dilma Rousseff adviser for the PDT members of the Rio Grande do Sul Legislative Assembly. Rousseff and Araújo devoted themselves to Alceu Collares' campaign for mayor of Porto Alegre in 1985. Much of his campaign platform and government plan was prepared at their home. After elected, Collares appointed Rousseff as the municipal Secretary of Treasury; this was her first job in the executive branch. According to Collares, Araújo influenced him on Rousseff's appointment, but her competence also contributed on his choice. In the gubernatorial campaign of fellow PDT member Aldo Pinto in 1986, Rousseff had an advising role. Pinto's running mate was