Rousseff: No one to take away legitimacy of the vote
In Boa Vista, Roraima, President Dilma Rousseff said she respects Brazil's democratic regime and knows how to cope with pressure, adding she pledges to respect and honor the votes she received. 
During the ceremony in which 747 houses were delivered as part of the My House, My Life housing program, held Friday (Aug.) in Boa Vista, Roraima, President Dilma Rousseff said she respects Brazil's democratic regime and knows how to cope with pressure, adding she pledges to respect and honor the votes she received. In her statement, she went on to declare that “no one shall take away the legitimacy” of her victory in the election, and that she will work “arduously” in the upcoming months and years of her term to “ensure [the country's] political stability.”
In her speech, the president conceded that Brazil is currently going through difficulties, and that there is much to be done. In her view, the country is “sturdy”, has its international reserves, and has made considerable progress after rescuing millions of people from extreme poverty and transforming Brazilian society. She further noted that Brazil is no longer the “country with only very poor people. Today, we're a middle-class country. You may rest assured that I'll devote myself day and night, hour after hour, to ensuring that the country is rid of its difficulties as quickly as possible.”
Democracy
As a response to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and the Democrats' (DEM) call for new elections, the president declared that she experienced a number of ordeals throughout her life. “I'm someone who can cope with pressure, someone who can cope with threat. Brazil today may be considerably different from the country where I had to face horrible difficulties. The country today is a democracy that respects, above all, a direct election by popular vote.”
After remarking that she knows “what it's live to live under a dictatorship,” Rousseff stressed: “That's why I respect democracy and the vote. You may rest assured that, in addition to respecting it, I'll honor the votes I was given. The first trait of someone who honors the vote is knowing that it is the source of [their] legitimacy—and no one shall take away the legitimacy the vote has given me.”
The president also talked about the need for dedication towards the “institutional, economic, political, and social” stability of Brazil, a democracy in which respect is due to the Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary branches.
“I know some Brazilians are suffering. For this reason, I commit myself to working perennially. Our working hours are a bit long, but I think it's my job, it's my duty. I also commit myself to ensuring the country's political stability. I'd like to say that I will work arduously towards that goal in the upcoming months and years of my term.”
Translated by Fabrício Ferreira
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