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Re-elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech following her win, in Brasilia.(Evaristo Sa, AFP)
Brasilia - President Dilma Rousseff can no longer count on a key ally in her ruling coalition, complicating efforts to stave off what could be the roughest patch for Brazil's economy in a quarter-century.
Leaders of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), the biggest party in Rousseff's coalition, blame her for their inclusion in a probe of politicians allegedly involved in a massive corruption scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras.
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