Dilma Rousseff is a pioneering Brazilian politician who made history as the nation’s first female president from 2011 to 2016. An economist by training, Rousseff served as chief of staff for former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before being elected herself on the Workers’ Party ticket. As president, she promoted social welfare programs and greater access to education. Rousseff’s tenure was marked by economic turmoil and a controversial impeachment in her second term over allegations of manipulating government accounts. However, her ascendance to Brazil’s highest office as its first woman president remains a landmark achievement. Rousseff overcame gender barriers and adversity to become a symbol of political progress and women’s empowerment in Brazil. Though removed from office, Dilma Rousseff’s legacy as a feminist trailblazer endures.