Brazil about to elect its own Julia?

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Brazil eyes first woman president in 'life after Lula'

Latin America's biggest country was poised to pick Sunday its first woman president, Dilma Rousseff, to succeed wildly popular President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, polls show.

If Brazil's 136 million voters pick Rousseff, as polls suggest, the former Marxist guerrilla turned civil servant and minister in Lula's government would lead the nation that has become a rising star among developing economies -- an industrial and raw materials powerhouse with an increasingly influential role on the world stage.

Lula's chosen candidate, a 62-year-old cancer survivor nicknamed the "Iron Lady" for her steamroller-like determination and no-nonsense demeanor, is close to netting the majority to be named the outright winner in Sunday's elections.
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Polls give her 50 percent of voter intentions, well ahead of her nearest rival, former Sao Paulo state governor Jose Serra, who trails by more than 20 points.

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Too much to hope that Brazil’s Iron Lady is also a ranga?