Though he even complains about the hosts’ palatial meals, Lula’s plan reveals his fondness for the great outdoors. Since taking office, the President has been to twelve different countries. The same number of states visited the Petista, which only reached that number with Friday’s trip to Rio Grande do Sul (30). Since January, Lula has been to Argentina, Uruguay, the United States, China, the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, the Vatican and France. Ufa!
scale
Lula’s overseas program is so extensive that the PT had to postpone his trip to China because he was feeling ill. He took medication and flew days later.
Here and there
In the Midwest, Lula was only in Mato Grosso. In the south he traveled to Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. In the Southeast he traveled to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
constituency
The Northeast is the region that has received the most attention from Lula. He traveled to Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Sergipe.
Say X
To the north, Lula was in Roraima after taking photos with the Yanomami and in Pará, a pioneer state in deforestation, to announce COP30.
President Lula and First Lady Janja Lula arrive in Portugal. Photo Ricardo Stuckert/ PR
Municipalities lose in the tax reform and remain silent
Among the socalled “entities” of the Brazilian federation, municipalities will be the big losers if the Lula government’s (PT) tax reform is passed in Congress. A study by former BNDES President Paulo Rabello de Castro points out that the project under discussion provides for an increase in revenues for the Union and for the states, but the municipalities are expected to lose twothirds of revenue in taxes.
after the reform
The municipalities are likely to lose more than R$ 177 billion in revenue per year, the study by the former BNDES president predicts.
union loves
Federal revenues are expected to increase by almost 10%, more than R$37 billion per year, and state revenues by 28%, more than R$140 billion
uncertain support
When asked, the National Front of Mayors did not respond, even if the organization representing the communities supports Lula’s reform or not.
power without shame
discrimination
When he learned that R$20,000 (the smallest amount of all) had been withdrawn for Assistant Professor Luizinho (PTSP) at the end of the first Lula government’s monthly grant fund, the moneybags circulated without the slightest harm, the senator joked José Jorge (PFLPE): “Professors are even discriminated against in this area…”
Gave in: “See”
Lindôra Araújo, No. 2 of the Attorney General’s Office, showed a courage that is scarce in Brazil, accusing Minister Alexandre de Moraes of “evidence fishing” and illegal arrests “for investigative purposes”.
some move
Indigenous leaders again complained to the NGO CPI about FUNAI’s decision during the Lula (PT) government to make it more difficult for indigenous peoples to produce in the lands they occupied. Very strange.
broad beans
With Lula having appointed five of the seven TSE ministers, Bolsonaro really didn’t have to evade much. It was of course 5 to 2. He believes that the left wants to eliminate opponents like in Venezuela and win by WO
Not long
The CPI on abuse of office by the STF and TSE has again collected signatures in the last few days: there are already at least 147 federal deputies supporting the motion led by Marcel van Hattem (NovoRS).
Nobody is made of iron
Only central bank governors dare emulate the Brazilian authorities: they have scheduled a meeting in beautiful Sintra, near Lisbon, to discuss inflation in their own countries.
Tip for chatting
To come out on top in any of these anachronistic arguments about the virtues of the left, one always has to ask the nagging question: Which direction did people flee when the Berlin Wall came down?
vanguard of the coup
The stations in Brasilia have been second to none in deceiving their customers and have anticipated the fuel adjustment by two days. On Thursday (29) prices rose between R$0.20 and R$0.40.
Censorship Sanha
After the wave of protests across France, President Emmanuel Macron blamed social media. And he warned that “measures” would be taken to censor and remove content deemed “sensitive” by the government.
question in the ballot box
Did anyone out there vote for the President of Europe?