Dilma Rousseff through grants than through public works." Additionally, she favored the privatization of airports in order to prepare Brazil's infra-structure for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. She also pledged to deepen the social welfare network inaugurated by the Lula administration, saying that, under her rule, "Brazil will continue to grow, with social inclusion and mobility." In 2014, during the presidential elections, the President Dilma Rousseff supported the criminalization of homophobia, citing the "high rate" of acts of violence against homosexuals in the country. When the mandatory two-party system ended in the early 1980s, Rousseff participated, along with Carlos Araújo, in Leonel
Dilma Rousseff presence in the cabinet increased to 26%, while the PT presence increased to almost 45%. Rousseff maintained a majority approval rating throughout her first term. In late March 2013, her government was approved by 63% of Brazilians, while her personal approval rating was at 79%, a personal high. Rousseff was also cited as the preferential candidate for 58% of the voters in the 2014 presidential election, in which she was reelected. Rousseff's popularity is attributed to popular measures of her government, such as the reduction of the federal tax in the energy bill and the exemption of federal tax in