Brazil's Lula Refutes
Opposition Criticism Over Handpicked
Successor
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday refuted
criticism by the opposition over his
handpicked successor.
Lula is being accused of utilizing his tour
around the country to promote his protege,
Dilma Rousseff, by launching government
projects with her.
Electoral laws of the country prohibits such
connections, claimed the opposition.
Lula argues that Rousseff, as the minister
in charge of most of the government's Growth
Acceleration Program projects, should be
with him in inaugurations of these projects.
Rousseff is campaigning for this year's
presidential election.
In an interview with a Minas Gerais state
radio, Lula said the opposition is trying to
stop him with fouls, in reference to a
soccer match.
"When an opposition party does not have
anything to propose and has no argument, it
is hard for them. So they try to stop the
other team from playing with fouls."
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