 Her political activism, this time within the law, resumed at the Institute of Social and Political Studies () linked to the only legalized opposition party, the Democratic Movement (MDB).Even though she was not affiliated with the party, Rousseff organized debates at the institute, which received lectures from scholars such as Francisco de Oliveira, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and Francisco Weffort.In 1976, Rousseff and Araújo worked for the campaign of Glênio Peres, a MDB candidate for the city council.