The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (2003-2010) confirmed this Wednesday during a visit to Mexico that will compete again for the presidency of his country this coming October. “We plan to dispute the new elections in Brazil,” said the former Brazilian president during his participation in the second Assembly of Legislators of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party, of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, held in Mexico City.
The leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) cleared thus the unknown about his candidacy to become for the third time president of the Latin American country.
The symbol of the Latin American leftsigned before legislators from the Morena, Labor (PT) and Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM) partieswho maintains the energy of when he started in political life and considered that Latin America needs a new governance, just as, according to him, has happened in Mexico.
“I can tell you that today I came to Mexico to learn with you(to learn) how it is possible that with a lot of willingness and tenacity the history of a country changes,” he said. And he specified that what the ruling party in Mexico, Morena, is doing in such a short time in government is “great extraordinary that it may take some time for everyone to understand that a political revolution is happening,” he said.
Da Silva extolled the similarities that the government of President López Obrador has with the ideals of his party, such as attention to poor causes and work for the people. He assured that if we win the elections next October “we are not going to abdicate assets that were acquired by the people.” He indicated that his party can be sure that it is a sister party to the Mexican Morena.
Da Silva stressed that after this morning’s meeting with the Mexican president, he made the commitment to come to Mexico “to consolidate the largest political relationship that will take place in 2023“. And he affirmed that, like López Obrador, he wants him to respect his people “to our sovereignty, to our culture and respect so that we can decide what we can do.” country. “In 13 years we did what the Brazilian elite failed to do in a century of social inclusion,” he pointed out.
The visit to Mexico comes as Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy, prepares to hold presidential elections in October, in which Lula and the current president, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, are expected toare the main contenders.
Da Silva’s voting intention has strengthened since he regained his political rights in March 2020, after a Brazilian Supreme Federal Court judge annulled all their convictions and enable their participation in the race for power.
Call to stop the war in Europe
Da Silva took advantage of the moment to call for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. “Enough of war, we want peace, we want work, we want freedom, we want respect so that we can achieve a better world,” Da Silva said.
The Brazilian politician spoke out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and assured that all the problems can be solved, since there are many wars that take place without understanding that “there is no need to make them”.
remembered that in the US war against Iraq in 2002, US President George Bush, asked his opinion on the matter. “I told President Bush that no, he had nothing against Iraq and the war I wanted to wage was a war against hunger. I was not going to participate in a war against Iraq,” he pointed out.
I affirm that right now the world needs jobsthat people be treated with respect and that 900 million human beings can eat “they don’t need war”, settled.