Brazil president Dilma Rousseff 'sad,' 'sorry' about FIFA World Cup defeat

President Dilma Rousseff said she was sad and sorry about Brazil's humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. "Like every Brazilian, I am very, very sad about this defeat. I am immensely sorry for all of us. Fans and our players," she wrote on Twitter yesterday.

Assim como todos os brasileiros, estou muito, muito triste com a derrota.

— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) July 8, 2014

Sinto imensamente por todos nós. torcedores, e pelos nossos jogadores.

— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) July 8, 2014

"But we won't let ourselves stay down," she said, before quoting a Brazilian song: "Brazil, get up, dust yourself off and move forward."

Mas, não vamos nos deixar alquebrar

— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) July 8, 2014

During the match at the stadium in Belo Horizonte, sections of the crowd chanted obscenities against Rousseff, who did not attend the game.

Rousseff has seen her popularity drop over the past year amid protests against the record USD 11 billion spent on the tournament, but she still has a wide lead in opinion polls ahead of October elections in which she is seeking a second four-year term. 

Brasil, “levanta, sacode a poeira e dá a volta por cima”

— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) July 8, 2014