The gap between rich and poor has slightly narrowed under Lula's administration, but the disparity remains huge.
Investors hope she will persuade Henrique Meirelles, the hawkish governor of the Central Bank under Lula, to stay on.
Under Lula, the price of electricity for industrial users has more than doubled.
The PT also holds more state governorships than it did under Lula.
In recent weeks, however, even cynical market players have become infected by ordinary Brazilians' wild optimism that their country will prosper under Lula.
Under Lula, Mr Meirelles enjoyed operational independence to set interest rates.
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When you look at the extraordinary growth that's taken place in Brazil, first under President Lula and now under President Rousseff, when you think about the enormous progress that's been made here in Colombia under President Santos and his predecessor, what you see is that a lot of the old arguments on the left and the right no longer apply.
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In terms of regional influence, giant Brazil surely will matter more--for better or worse under laborite President Lula.
As the first female Chief of Staff under reformist President Lula da Silva, appointed in 2005, she was widely expected to be his successor to continue the Workers Party's economic policies set in motion during his term.
The last time Brazil interest rates fell below 10% where under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva around 2008.
During the election campaign, Ms Rousseff made it clear that she represented continuity with the Lula government, under which millions of Brazilians saw their standard of living rise.
Brazil under the government of Jose Inazio Lula Da Silva took advantage of the country's economic growth (which was the cumulative result of years of economic and developmental polices that began before Da Silva took office) to flex its muscles in the regional and international arena.
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Less than half of Lula's ministers come from outside the ruling party, compared with two-thirds under the previous administration.
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Lula's Workers' Party lacks a strong candidate to follow the president, who under the constitution cannot run in 2010 (but might be able to in 2014).
Under, a veil of sophistication (made possible due to comparisons with the ruthless and thuggish Hugo Chavez) Lula's Brazil has become a negative force in the region (attracting Argentina and Uruguay, countries now run by two leaders who share Lula's triumphalist attitude).
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