Brazil's Job Strength May Win Rousseff Reelection

Growing up on a Brazilian farm, Francisco Melo spent very little time inside a classroom. Now 48, he began working at age 7 to help feed his 10 brothers and sisters. His 17-year-old son, Jefferson, has never worked a day in his life and now attends technical school. Jefferson is one of 11 million Brazilians who over the past decade have gained access to higher education, thanks to government-funded programs. These programs helped push down the unemployment rate to a record low of 5.2 percent for the 12 months through April, even though new government data show that the economy slipped into recession in the first half of this year.