Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva He showed restraint, but also confidence, ahead of the second round of the presidential elections in Brazil, after leading the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, by 5 points in the first round. “This is just an extension,” the former Brazilian president said. “We will win the elections,” he added.
“Throughout this campaign we have been faced with public opinion polls. Some have put us first and I have always thought that we would win the elections and that we would win these elections,” said the candidate of the Workers’ Association. Party (PT), which collected 48% of the votes, against Bolsonaro’s 43%, with 99% of the tables counted.
From a hotel in downtown São Paulo and in an atmosphere that is anything but expansive, Lula was the first of the next opponents in the ballot to go out and speak to the media and fans. He was by her side Rosangela da Silva, his wife, whom he kissed on stage. even further back Dilma Rousseff humored himformer Brazilian president dismissed by the Senate in August 2016.
Moments after the speech, Lula da Silva tweeted that “it’s not always possible” to win in the first round. In fact, during part of her public appearance of her, she had remembered never having imposed herself in that way.
“I’ve always won in the second round. The important thing (of the ballot) is the possibility of maturing the vote and building a network of alliances before winning to show people how that country is going to be governed. let’s go that way“, underlined those who ruled Brazil between 2003 and 2010.
In his speech he remained confident: “I am motivated by the belief that nothing happens by chance. I have always believed that we would win the elections and I wanted to tell you that we will win. This is just an extension. “
At the same time, he asked citizens to remember “what happened 4 years ago” and was motivated by the possibility of having a “face to face” confrontation with Bolsonaro, before the second round on 30 October.
“Unfortunately for some, we have more than 30 days to campaign. I love discussing with the Brazilian company and it will be important to have a debate with the President of the Republic to find out if he will continue to tell lies, “Lula said, in clear reference to Bolsonaro.
The result of this Sunday prevented him from taking three days off. “A little honeymoon” as he described the rest that couldn’t be. “We will have to wait until October 30. Tomorrow I start the campaign,” he said about it.
He also indicated that while “he was considered a person outside of politics”, he said he would “come back with more strength and more will” and assured that this is “a second chance that the Brazilian people” give him.
The progressive leader stressed that his political resurrection must be taken into account in order to understand the result, as in the 2018 election process he was jailed for a corruption sentence which was later overturned.
“To assess what happened today, you have to remember what was happening four years ago. He was seen as if he were a human being who had been kicked out of politics,” he stressed.
Looking to the future, he said: “We have to convince Brazilian society. Life goes on and we go to the end.”
“We hope to have the support and solidarity of each of you, in the tireless work that each one does”, he added.
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Source: Clarin
