Dilma Rousseff's rise, impeachment, and new leadership role

Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's first female president, was impeached and removed from office in 2016, and in 2023 she was elected president of the New Development Bank.

• In October 2010, Rousseff won a run-off election to become Brazil's first female president.
• In August 2016, the Senate voted 61-20 to remove Rousseff from office.
• In March 2023, the New Development Bank's board of governors elected Rousseff as its new president.
• In September 2013, Rousseff told the UN General Assembly that US National Security Agency spying on her communications was a breach of international law.