History of Brazil since 1985 Dilma Rousseff, also from the Worker's Party, was the first woman elected President of Brazil, with her term beginning in the January 1, 2011. In her victory speech, Rousseff, who had also been a key member of Lula's administration, made clear that her mission during her term would be to continue her predecessor's policies to mitigate poverty and ensure continued economic growth. Challenges faced by Rousseff in her first term included managing infrastructure projects to increase economic activity, with special attention to the twelve cities that would host the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, especially Rio de Janeiro,
Dilma Rousseff propaganda for sexual options". In 2014, during the presidential elections, President Dilma Rousseff supported the criminalization of homophobia. Since 25 May 2012, Rousseff's government faced a number of strikes by public employees, especially university professors. Rousseff was inflexible, and the strike left millions of students without classes for months. According to O Globo, a Rio de Janeiro newspaper, she believes private sector jobs should be prioritized by her government's policies. Rousseff was ranked fourth in "Forbes"' 2014 list of the most powerful women in the world, and the second most powerful in 2013. In 2015 she was the 7th, and