Councilor says the couple spent the first months of the government traveling on public money
City Councilor Carlos Bolsonaro (PLRJ) published this Friday (September 15, 2023) a montage in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and First Lady Janja can be seen traveling to various tourist attractions around the world. The video also includes a photo of her appearance on the moon.
“That sounds like a joke, but it’s not! It’s hundreds of millions of your money, with increased taxes and fees. But rest assured, the majority hasn’t arrived yet! And I won’t take a stand because politics can’t be discussed,” he wrote along with the video he shared on his Twitter profile.
It sounds like a joke, but it’s not! It’s hundreds of millions of your money, with increased taxes and fees. But rest assured, the majority hasn’t arrived yet! And I won’t take a position because politics can’t be discussed! pic.twitter.com/yWssiWRmRT
— Carlos Bolsonaro (@CarlosBolsonaro) September 15, 2023
Lula has already spent 49 days outside Brazil. The survey by Power360 Every time President Lula spends more than 12 hours outside the country, a day is taken into account, regardless of whether it is the day of embarkation or disembarkation. There were 14 trips in total.
The president travels this Friday (September 15) to Havana, the capital of Cuba, where he will attend the G77 summit, a meeting with developing countries. He will then travel to the UN General Assembly in New York in the United States.
According to data from Power360 Due to the Access to Information Law, President Lula’s international trips in the first half of this year alone cost the Itamaraty at least R$24.8 million.
Of all international trips, the largest expenditures in April were to China and the United Arab Emirates. During their visit to the two countries, the 70member presidential delegation spent around R$6.6 million. Next are the figures issued in June in the Vatican, Italy and France (R$5.7 million).