Text in English (after cleaning up some of the terms not properly translated by the Google Translation tool):
Rio de Janeiro - Dilma Rousseff's Presidential Campaign (Worker's Party) announced on Friday a letter in which she reiterates her positions on abortion, religious freedom, constitutional guarantees and principles that do not go against the family. Titled "Message from Dilma," the document expresses the candidate's desire to "put a definitive end" to the rumors surrounding her campaign, "not to allow the continuing aggressive lies in search of votes."
In the six points addressed in the letter, the Worker's Party candidate defended religious freedom, said that she is "personally against abortion" and pledged, if elected, "not to propose amendments to legislation dealing with abortion issues."
Dilma points to "political opponents" in the letter as responsible for creating "rumors and slander."
"I turn once more to you with the affection and respect that you deserve and dream with a Brazil closer to the Gospel wishing to others what we want for ourselves. It is for this reason that I decided to put a definitive end to the campaign of slander and gossip spread by my political opponents," wrote Dilma in her letter.
Also on Friday, a group of 168 people, mostly religious, as well as teachers, intellectuals and artists, also released a manifesto criticizing rumors spread by the opposition and speaking in favor of the Worker's Party candidate. The Landless Workers' Movement (MST) also distributed a manifesto supporting the candidate which was titled "Let's elect Rousseff president of Brazil."
Source:
http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/eleicoes2010/mat/2010/10/15/em-carta-dilma-faz-defesa-da-familia-se-diz-contra-aborto-922795957.asp I know, annoying but necessary or she won't win. I don't personally believe that Dilma (nor Serra) is anti-choice. It is interesting that the newspaper that I have been citing here had a couple of articles in the past week with examples of how the abortion laws in Brazil actually cause harm to many women who die at the hands of illegal abortion clinics and I see these articles as implicit protests to the position that both candidates are taking on religious issues being raised at this point.