Dilma Rousseff Breaks Protocol, Meets Bulgaria PM Dec 30 - Report

Dilma Rousseff will replace Brazil's popular President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was elected in 2002. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Bulgaria's prime minister, who is in Brazil to attend the inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as the country's new president on Saturday, will be the first to meet her two days earlier, local media reported.

At noon time on Thursday Dilma Rousseff and Boyko Borisov will have a friendly talk in Brazil's foreign ministry, according to unconfirmed information.

Borisov's meeting with Dilma Rousseff was first scheduled for January 1, but the Brazilian new president reportedly insisted that she meet Borisov on Thursday, making him one of the few world leaders who will have the chance to confer with her in one week.

The meeting will also be attended by Brazil's future foreign minister Antonio Patriota and Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, reports say.

Over the fall of 2010, Rousseff's rise to prominence in Brazil and her election to the presidency have led to a "Dilma fever" in Bulgaria causing many Bulgarians and the Bulgarian media to focus their attention on Brazil and Latin America.

Many in Bulgaria hope that Dilma's Bulgarian origin will help boost the economic and other ties between Bulgaria and Brazil.

Rousseff will replace Brazil's popular President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was elected in 2002.

A total of 47 world figures have confirmed their attendance at the inauguration of Brazilian President-elect Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's first woman president.

More than 12 heads of state have announced their attendance at the investiture on Saturday, including the presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Paraguay, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said.

The list also includes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Prince Felipe of Spain, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, and the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, along with other African and European figures

The inaugural activities on Jan. 1 are scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time, with a convertible car taking Rousseff along an open area in front of governmnent buildings, known as Explanada de los Ministerios.

To mark the fact that it is the first time a woman will take office, the Palmares Cultural Foundation has organized a program to honor the women of the nation.

Photos of 36 notable Brazilian women and brief biographies will adorn the route to be followed by the president-elect to Planalto Palace, where she will receive the ceremonial sash from outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Rousseff will then address the people as first woman president.

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