[applause] Our country began to change here in São Bernardo do Campo [applause] and we will continue together with the one who, in 1979, led with courage, believed in Brazil, and showed the people that it is possible to realize their dreams. And we will continue together because we are ready for more. Now, the son of Dona Lindu, our president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. [applause] [applause] your [applause] moonlight moonlight [applause] Laru [applause] your there, moonlight. Hello, [applause] there [applause] There there my your [applause] side. There, there . [applause] Or there, there, my [applause] your side. There, there . Olê, [applause] oléu, oluá. There, there. [applause] [applause] President Lula, now on the screen we have testimonials from people who were with you in the beginning and who were also important in the transformation of our country. When we talk about Brazil, we're talking about the people, right? It's the history of the Brazilian people, not the history of the elites, right? It's the kind of history you don't learn in school. Yes, I am part of that story. We saw [music] the injustices happening on the factory floor and that paralyzed us because we had no one to turn to. 14 years inside a factory without talking about unions, without talking about politics, without talking about anything. A leader appears, [music] a comrade who proposes to organize the workers, okay? Because obviously, if we were organized, we would have better conditions. Lula becomes a very strong reflection for us, a very strong reference for us [in music], and that's where the confidence comes from. I mean, hey, today we have someone speaking on our behalf. So, the working class started looking for tools, [music], right? First, the tool is for you to start becoming aware of the struggle [in music]. It was all about democracy . We fought so much on both sides . But it's logical that this mass movement changed the quality of the fight for democracy. We looked out the window of the union and saw Anchieta, that blue sea of workers, and people kept arriving, people kept arriving, people kept arriving [music] When you're in the stadium, in the stands, what stands, with all those people packed, and Lula up there . Yes, there was a moment when the helicopter was flying overhead with a machine gun pointed at people, wasn't there? But even so, the workers held on, right? They didn't back down . There was repression of the strike, but we wanted it to continue because we knew it was a step forward in the history of our country. Brazil has begun to change; it also happened here in São Bernardo with a strike that didn't result in wage gains, nothing at all, but it did have a political gain. We built a proposal that was a [musical] proposal that changed the country. Why can't we be? If we vote for people [in music] to represent us, then they don't represent us. So we workers need to have this party, right? And that's where it all began. He was an activist who was fighting, a person who was fighting for the workers. I felt like I was part of it, you know? How would things be today if I hadn't built the PT, if I had built the party? If Lula hadn't come along, right? Brazil is different. Lula is responsible for making the working people, the students, and the housewives believe that change is possible. Our country emerged from anonymity on its own merits, you understand? From your courage, from your way of doing politics. Lula taught workers to dream, and that's part of our history. President Lula. These comrades were with you, and today they are here again to embrace you. I would like to thank each and every one of you who made yourselves available to be here where it all began, to embrace and support President Lula once again in another historic moment for all workers. Now, underneath the rose goes down. Just to clarify, now is the time to bring together on one stage those who embrace this candidacy alongside the people, representing the women of Brazil. We will welcome our comrade Janja Lula da Silva. [applause] And now we call upon those who are with President Lula on this journey for re-election alongside the Brazilian people. The next governor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, along with Ana Estela and our most excellent Vice-President of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, and Lu Alkim. Brazil is standing tall, and now I invite the voice of the "Diretas Já" movement, Fafá de Belém, to join me in singing the Brazilian national anthem. Good morning, joy. Hello, happiness. [applause] What an honor to be here where it all began [shout] [applause] alongside great companions on the great journey of Brazil's encounter with the Brazilian people. [applause] Olé, [shout] olé olé olá. Olê, olê olê. Olé, olé olá. [applause] Olé, olé. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] Brazilian people. The Brazilian people. [applause] A warrior is the Brazilian people. [applause] [applause] Let's sing our anthem. They saw a sun of freedom, fleeting rays shone in the sky of the homeland at that instant if the penigalde. We managed to conquer with strong arms, so breast, oh freedom, defy our chest even death [music] . Oh beloved Father, hail, hail Brazil, intense sound, vivid ray of love and hope. The earth descends gigantically by its own nature. They are strong from the start and your future awaits that greatness. Among other villages in Brazil, [music] oh beloved homeland, of these children only from gentle mothers. Father, beloved Brazil, long live Brazil. Lula for president. [applause] Olé, olé, olé, olá. [applause] Olê, [crying] olê olê olá. [applause] Thank you, Fafá de Belém, for lending your voice once again to such an important moment for Brazil, and I invite everyone to join us in the audience so we can continue the event. Benedita is in bed, you can follow, you can follow. Now I call to the stage the first Black woman to govern Rio de Janeiro, who dedicated herself to fighting for our people, our future senator for the state of Rio, representing our candidates for the Senate across Brazil. Benedita da Silva. [applause] President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [shout] [applause] Janja, [shout] our vice-president, Alkim [applause] and Lu, Dad and Ana. On their behalf, I want to greet everyone and express my joy, honor, and satisfaction at being here to, on behalf of our Senate candidates and our congresswomen, offer this greeting, highlighting the importance of women in this democratic process, where we must do more and make a difference. It is important for women to be in the Senate, not only as a women's issue , but as a Brazilian issue, a matter of democracy, freedom, and also so that President Lula has someone with the courage, determination, strength, and energy to govern with women and for women. I want to say at this moment that I met President Lula here, and it was here that he paved the way for our youth, for Black men and women, for men and women, for workers, for our vibrant youth, and for the elderly as well. It was an open door where we heard the sound of a man here proposing a new plan for the workers. And it was at that moment that they told me: "Go so you can have good news." And what was the news? Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, the worker, the laborer, was going to create the Workers' Party . And happiness arrived in the favelas, it arrived in the backwoods of Brazil, it shook our hearts, it made hope return and allowed us to believe that we could have a new world. And then a new leader was born on the Brazilian political scene. And this worker, this laborer, this lathe operator was able to move all kinds of workers. And here we are today to renew our commitment, our vote with the one who will govern, or rather, continue governing this nation. I want to conclude by saying that thank God he gave us Lula as a gift . Lula is a gift from heaven for our lives, for our joy, for our hearts as workers, men and women. Let's walk with him. Let's go together with them. Lula, may the Lord bless you and keep you, may He make May light shine upon you and give you peace. Thank you. [applause] Thank you very much for your words, our future senator from Rio de Janeiro, Benedita da Silva. I just started college, it wasn't easy, but I made it and now I have an opportunity. Do you remember João's story? João just wanted an opportunity and I just want an opportunity too. I'm ready and now I'm going to realize my dreams and I never stopped believing. Just because someone is born poor doesn't mean they have to stay poor. I look around and see many people studying, fighting, succeeding in life. Our people are hardworking and deserve to be respected. The bricklayer wants to become an engineer, the working woman can become a doctor. It's all a matter of opportunity. Opportunity. People have the right to dream, to grow, to want more, like everyone else . My name is Maria, I am Brazilian and I love my country. Long live Brazil. Long live our riches. Long live the Brazilian people. Long live Luí. [applause] Her microphone is open. Excuse me, Excuse me. And now, representing the strength of Brazilian women, our comrade Janja Lula da Silva has the floor. [applause] I [crying] [applause] was also born Silva da Silva, Rosângela da Silva. Today my name is Janja da Silva. Janja, a loving nickname my mother gave me. I inherited the da Silva from my father. Before marrying a da Silva, Luí Inácio Lula da Silva, I was already a Silva. I am very proud to have been born into this great Brazilian family, just like millions of women spread throughout our country. Folks, the sound is a little bad, is n't it? It's really bad. Let's start again. Mesa house, please. Otherwise, nobody will understand what we 're saying here. Let's improve the feedback a little, lower it. Let's play Maia here. Feedback. Let's go. Let's start again. I was also born Silva da Silva, Rosângela da Silva. I inherited it from my father. Before marrying a da Silva, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, I was already a Silva. With great pride, I was born into this great Brazilian family, just like millions of women spread throughout our country. Another Silva, but not just another Silva, because we are never just another one. Each one is a different thing. We are many in one. We are mothers, daughters, grandmothers, aunts, students, teachers, entrepreneurs, doctors. We are heads of households, single mothers, the financial and emotional backbone of our homes. We are the ones who hold things together, after all, we are many in one and not just another one , because we are never, ever alone. We are not alone because when a woman advances, she takes with her all the women, those who came before, those who walk beside her, and those who will walk the same path she is treading. We are never alone because our struggle, the struggle of women, has always been collective. We strengthen ourselves at home, at work, in the community, all for all, because together we are an infinite horizon, a great sea of ​​Marias, Joanas, Marieles, Lindus, a sea of ​​roses, of daisies, of Silvas. And here I would especially like to remember one Silva, Mr. President, Mrs. Marisa. [applause] She, along with so many other women who weren't on the factory floor in '79, who weren't union leaders at that time, played an essential role behind the scenes. They were the foundation so that their husbands, under the leadership of this man who became president, could fight for better wages and more dignity for their families. These women, led by Mrs. Marisa, were an important force and are rarely remembered without their presence, Mr. President. Perhaps this whole story would have been different. The star on our flag, on our party's flag, brings to mind the care and affection of Mrs. Marisa. She was the one who embroidered the first PT flag [applause] and it is to her that I dedicate all my admiration. President Lula, we are women with dreams, opinions, desires, and a great deal of will and determination to continue building a country that is increasingly just and egalitarian, a country that keeps its doors and windows open so that we can occupy the spaces we desire. A country that keeps giving us opportunities and Dignity. A country with a president who cares for women and doesn't think of women as someone who cares for them. [applause] We want someone who continues walking and caring with women so that women also have the time and opportunity to take care of themselves, to rest, to have fun. Someone who cares for our young children, investing in full-time schooling and quality school meals, so that we can go out to work and study in peace, who cares for our teenagers, ensuring they stay in school and have the opportunity to study at quality public universities. Someone who cares for our health at all stages of our lives, the health of our daughters, children and teenagers, our mothers, aunts and elderly mothers-in-law, who guarantees us access to housing, work and land for us to plant, cultivate and harvest our dreams. Someone, President Lula, who not only governs, but who cares for us, who looks attentively at our daughters, sisters, mothers, grandmothers, someone who ensures our rights and guarantees our protection in all environments. We, the Women, the da Silvas, the Pereiras, the Souzas, the Oliveiras, the Santos. We are the majority of the population, we are the majority of the electorate, we are the guardians of democracy. And so, Mr. President, as in 2022, it is we, the women of this Brazil, who will elect you again. We, President Lula, are ready for more and united in our historic and collective struggle. Yes, we will elect you once more, because you, President Lula, have always been by our side, by the side of the women of Brazil. Long live the women, long live women with President Lula. President, [applause] President, you can take this away, folks. I'll say it's still with the president. Honey, you know I 'm also a woman who likes to surprise you, right? I have a surprise for you, but I'm not going to do this surprise alone. I wanted to invite my dearest friend Cléber Lucas to come here with me. [applause] Come here, Cléber. Look [applause] you know , you all know You all know Cléber, right? You can sit down, love. Sit down. Dr. Geraldo, you can sit down. You all know Cléber? But today we're not going to sing "God takes care of me." We know that God is here with us taking care of us, right, Cléber? We're going to honor you today, love. From the backlands to the world, he never cowered. He carried in his heart the pain of those who dreamed. He took Brazil out of the darkness, he restored hope. Today the whole planet stops to see his journey. He returned from the streets, he returned from prison with the same strength, the same passion. He 's not just a man, he's the voice that didn't fall silent. He's the love of the people who never surrendered. And when the doors opened on the other side of the sea, the whole world stopped to look. Red carpet for the son of the Northeast. Red carpet for those who never forget. From Where does the one who fights for us come from ? [song] Lula, my president, [song] pride of Brazil. May the wind carry this song from the sky. May the world know that there is respect. It's not just politics, it's feeling. It's Brazil that rises when [song] you appear. How many times did they try to bring you down, but the more you fell, the stronger [song] you would come back. From the tears of the people you were born. Your courage [song] was born from simple hope. Your greatness is sung today by children, the elderly smile because they know that one day tomorrow is ours. You didn't come to shine alone, [song] you came to light the light that was extinguished. May God [song] protect you, Lula the warrior. May history place you in the right place. You don't need color or a throne. Your greatest title is to be [song] loved by the people. Red carpet for the son of the Northeast. Red carpet for whom the people elect. As long as there is a [song] Brazilian dreaming, they will have Lula in their heart, they will have Brazil singing. [Music] Lula, Lula, Brazil truly loves you. Lula, a story that will never be forgotten. [Music] Lula, my president. My president. [Music] Go ahead . So beautiful . Very moving, right, everyone? We thank Janja and the singer and pastor Cléber Lucas for this beautiful moment. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. And now, representing all our candidates for governor, let's listen to the next governor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad. [Applause] [Applause] Hello, good morning, Vill Euclides. Everyone, I've been here many times, but I want to tell you that it's very moving to enter this stadium again with President Lula, feeling the vibration of the beginning of the president's journey. President Lula, President Alkvin, Dona Lu, dear Janja, Janja is on point, huh? Ana Estela, it's very difficult to talk in 5 minutes about the trajectory of a man who has 50 years of public life, even more so a man who intended... To give meaning to each day of your life. President Lula is a figure in common, a figure in common in Brazil, a figure in common in the world. I could talk about his recent achievements. I could talk about the resumption of growth, I could talk about the recovery of employment, I could talk about how President Lula, for the second time, brought inflation to its knees, as he did in his second term. He was already a record holder and broke his own record. I could talk about the support he gave to universities and education, to the SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system), in this last term. After the complete debacle of the previous government, President Lula inherited what no one imagined could be corrected in 3 years and gave us the conditions to resume our dream of a sovereign, democratic, and just nation. And it is about justice that I want to talk to you. I am the son of a merchant who never set foot in a school because he came from the countryside, from agriculture, he could never even learn to read and write. And I fell in love with books. And since I didn't know books, because there weren't any in my house, I thought that dedicating myself to books would give me... The condition of knowing the world. It's very important to read and study, a diploma is very important. That's why the president was obsessed with opening the doors of universities to the children of workers, like never before. Many people here went to public school, went to public university through quotas, did [unclear text - possibly "pro-university"], did [unclear text - possibly " fiem"] with the sensitivity of Lula, who also couldn't study to guarantee more opportunities for all of us, but crossed paths with many young Brazilians who were in high school. Lula's name, Lula's name appeared here in this stadium 47 years ago and people wanted to know who this man was. In fact, a 33-year-old boy who was already emerging as an exceptional leader, already attracting attention and already instilling fear in powerful people. Who is this figure? What is he capable of? How far does he want to go? At 33 years old. And we grew closer over all these years. I was a minister in the president's three governments. As was Marina Silva, as was Luís Marinho. And what I want to testify to you in these last 2 minutes is the life of a This was someone who, every day, wanted to know who was in need, who was neglected, who had no teeth, whose children weren't in school, the mother who did n't have access to daycare, the mother who suffered violence at home. Every single day it was a different issue. It was a minister being summoned to find out what he was doing that day for our republic, for our country. And the demands came as a friend, as a companion, as a partner, someone we cried with, someone we argued with, someone we debated with. But we had no doubt that we were in the presence of someone who was going to change Brazil. We were in the presence of someone who wouldn't forget those who needed it most in all areas. Those who lacked education, those who had nothing, those who were sick. I heard President Lula embrace people with leprosy to set an example of how a leader should behave. And if he surrendered to the Brazilian people in the way he did, because he always stood by the people as a servant of the people, he He never bowed his head to any political leader, any banker, any businessman. He always treated everyone equally. You saw Lula treat the janitor, the cleaning lady, the same way he treated a billionaire, a businessman, without distinction, without prejudice, wanting to build a better world. This star called Lula, this star that was born here in Vila Euclides, is a star that many people yearn to extinguish. The dream, unfortunately, the dream of many people in Brazil is to see this star go out. But this Sunday these images are going around the world, they are going around the networks, and they will know that once again our star will remain lit to climb the ramp of the Planalto Palace once more and say that those who rule Brazil are the people, not money and not power, but the sweat of each and every worker. Let's go for victory. A big hug. Congratulations, President Lula. [applause] Thank you very much for your words, future governor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad. It's on the air, Brazil. The Brazilian Heart program is real. The Lula President program begins now. Again [music] with the strength of bread. Olê olê olê olá. You, comrade, my comrades. The time is now, for the courage to return. It's a special day for me. Taking from the people will improve things. Ar our [music] star. Put your foot down and say Lula. Put your foot down and say Lula. I want it there. Only if you want it. The voice of God is the voice of the people. Now we can expand the reforms and grow with more intensity. [applause] Lula, Lula. Our star shines. Lula there. A great pleasure [music] to meet you here again to talk about the future of our country. He was just another Silva with a shining star. He is Brazilian, a worker [music] and family-oriented. With you, Street Breakers Crew and Guests. [music] He was [music] just another Silva with a shining star [music] . He worked all day and took care of his family. He was born in the backlands, [music] went to São Paulo to fight and From here, he made history for Brazilians to dream. He went to the foundry gate wearing his best shirt, climbed onto the table, spoke to the crowd, gathered with the people, stopped the packed courtyard. His eyes shone, the people were by his side, and he was just another Silva with the shining star. He is Brazilian, a worker, and family-oriented. He always looked out for those who were abandoned, providing them with a home, food, and a job, everything that was sacred. And we understood that Silva was different. He has the soul of the people and the face of us. They tried to bring him down, they tried to silence him , he confronted the system, he made the people prosper. He doesn't lower his head, he always defends the nation, he carries his faith in his chest and Brazil in his heart. It's Lula da Silva, it's the shining star. He is Brazilian, a worker, and family-oriented. It's Lula da Silva, it's the shining star. He is Brazilian, a worker, and family-oriented. Family. It's Lula da Silva, the star that shines. He is Brazilian, a worker, and family-oriented. [applause] Get out of here, get out of here. I now call upon our most excellent Vice-President of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin. President Lula Janja, future governor Fernando Haddad. Ana Estela, dear Lu, Benedita da Silva, who was here with us, Pastor Cléber Lucas, this wonderful team from the hip hop museum, comrades, [applause] a joy, Mr. President, to be here in Vila Euclides. That the one who scores the goal is democracy. [applause] And to highlight that it was here that the workers taught us that tax justice only occurs with political freedom. It was here that the team entered not to draw, because it played against the dictatorship, against oppression, against the high cost of living, it entered to win, President Lula. And this 1979 team, the setup was done inside the factories. The team was selected by the unions in defense, the defense of legality, with the Courage and a sense of justice to show the pinto in Berê Bandeira de Melo. The setup and midfield were the workers, artists, scientists, students, jurists, the united organized civil society, and the one who scored the goal was Brazil. The center forward, Mr. President, was the valiant working class that broke barriers, that advanced, sweated for victory, and who inspired the number 10 jersey, or rather, the number 13 jersey of hope. It was him, himself, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. And today, Mr. President, we are back here with an even more renewed team, even more so in São Paulo, with Fernando Haddad, Márcio França, Simone Tebet, Marina Silva to guarantee the advancement of our achievements. The re-election of President Lula. It strengthens democracy, it further advances the achievements of our population. Employment grew, income grew, GDP grew, education grew, health grew, environmental protection grew . Being here in the ABC region, in this industrial center. Allow me, President Lula, to speak. The minute of the new Brazilian industry. In the previous government, just to mention a few, the automotive industry was shut down: Mercedes-Benz here in São Paulo, in Iracemápolis; Ford in Bahia; Troller in Ceará. With President Lula, where Mercedes was, today GWM is producing vehicles, and a second factory, Mr. President, is starting up in Espírito Santo . Where Ford was, today BID is producing vehicles for the whole of Brazil. Where Troller was, Mr. President? General Motors is now associated with it. Vibraz, right next door in Jacareí, closed 5 years ago, reopened last month with 480 workers, and will grow much more. Exports have grown, Mr. President. President Lula made the Mercosur- Singapore agreement, which is boosting the machinery industry. Mercosur EFTA, Mercosur-European Union, awaited for 25 years. In 2 months of implementation, Brazilian exports increased by 4% . I have absolute confidence. We are here in this historic Vila Belmiro, united, united, united for a great victory. It's the fourth title! It's four in a row, it's four in a row, it's four in a row. And it's in defense of sovereignty. It's in defense of our country. It's in defense of our Brazil. It's in defense of the people that we stand together. Land, good land, Brazilian people. Let's go together. It's a free homeland. Free homeland, sovereignty. A big hug. [applause] Thank you, Vice-President Alckmin. Our homeland is free and we will continue together in the defense of our democracy and our sovereignty. Without fear of being happy. iz. Time passes and so many people are working on [music] . Suddenly, this clarity came to note that it has always been sincere [music] and trustworthy [singing] . Without fear of being happy. I want to see the music arrive at Lalá. Our star shines. Lula lá, renasce [música] a [canto] esperança. Lula there. Brazil as a child [music][song] in the joy of embracing. Lulalá with dignity. Lula there. Brazil [music] deserves another [song] opportunity to smile and shine [music] our star. Lula shines our star. [music] Lula [song] there hope is reborn. Lula lá o Brasil [music] child in the joy of embracing. Lula there with dignity [music] Lula. Brazil deserves another opportunity to smile, and our star shines with music . Lulalá, our star shines [music][song] . Lula queen, hope is born. Lula [music] there. Brazil, a child in the joy of embracing each other [music][song] . Lula there with dignity. Lula there. Brazil [music] deserves another opportunity [music] to smile, for our [song] star shines. What if the Lula of today could send a message to the Lula who was here in this same place where it all began? The same Lula who always dreamed of what was best for the people? What would he say if today's Lula could send a message to the Lula of '79? That would be his partner. I know your heart is heavy, feeling the weight of thousands of striking workers awaiting your direction. I remember it like it was yesterday. I'll tell you something. Everything will be fine. You will emerge victorious from this fight. It won't be easy, there will be persecution. We are going to attempt [music] against our sovereignty. There will be rich people hoping you can't handle it, but you will never give up your dignity. Hang in there, my friend, the people will win. Democracy will return. You will help write the Constitution. He'll win one, two, three presidential elections, and we'll win another one. Don't doubt it. Today I feel infinitely better. His dream of every family having breakfast, lunch, and dinner, of the people having free healthcare, of children having schools, [music] is coming true. You can face the metalworkers with your head held high , my friend. May 13th is just the beginning. Here in 2026 we rebuilt Brazil, but we're still not satisfied because Brazil is ready for much more. A hug from Luna today, from where it all [music] began, in the same Vila Euclides, 47 years later, where no one ever again hears anyone doubt the fighting spirit of the worker. [applause] Brazil, the time has come. In 1979, a man climbed onto a table and spoke to a crowd: "Today that same man is here again to say that the struggle continues. Now we will listen to one of the greatest leaders of the democratic world, the man who gave us the right to dream, the greatest representative of the Brazilian people. I ask you to stand for the greatest gesture of welcome this country has ever seen. Welcome our President of the Republic, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. [applause] [applause] I [applause] [applause] Brazilian [applause] Brazilian Brazilian . I [applause] I always say that I will never die of a heart attack caused by emotion, because I am a Corinthians fan. [applause] And since I have suffered a lot with my Corinthians, I want to say that the emotion today is a unique emotion. It is an emotion that I am feeling much stronger than the one I felt in 1979, right here in this stadium, when we did n't have a beautiful platform like this. I don't know if you noticed..." That photo of me on the table. That's a bar table that was borrowed because when we got here, there were thousands of people and there wasn't even a stage, a microphone, or a megaphone. [applause] I had to speak to you all, and each of you kept repeating what I said until the end. I don't know what lie made it to the end. The concrete fact is that the strike was a success. And I want to tell you that I'm wearing a hat. First, because I like hats, but today it's because I had radiotherapy on my head to treat skin cancer, and I can't just have it on my head. But I want to tell you that I'm going to take advantage of my health and I'm going to take my hat off to all of you. [applause] [applause] Here today are the people I like, and certainly here are the people who like me. [applause] But every time you participate in an important event, you always have to remember the people who helped you build this journey and who are no longer here. I could mention three intellectuals. On behalf of all the intellectuals who helped create this party, I could mention our dear comrade Florestão Fernandes. [applause] I could remember our comrade Sérgio Boarque, father of Chico Boarque de Holanda, who helped us. I would like to remember our dear comrade Antônio Cândido, one of the great intellectuals this country has produced. And I would like to remember my comrade Marco Aurélio Garcia, who was with me practically all this time until he died. When Dilma was president, he had a heart attack. I want to remember people like Chico Mendes, who died in 1978. I was on vacation and took a plane to go to Chico Mendes' funeral. I want to remember Margarida Alves, a woman who was murdered in 1983 because she defended the rights of rural workers in Lagoa Grande, Paraíba. I want to remember Ilso Pinheiro de Souza, a rural union leader in the city of Basileia, who was murdered by a farmer. And because of Ilso Pinheiro's death, I went to... The burial was at night, and I said a phrase on top of his coffin. No, I'm tired of mourning the deaths of comrades announced by the corrupt, murdered by the corrupt, and I said: "The time is coming for the jaguar to drink water." " We don't want to cry anymore." The next day, the workers killed a farmer who was suspected of killing the union leader. And I was sentenced to three and a half years in prison because they said that phrase of mine was ugly enough for the workers to kill. Nonsense, a lie, like so many lies they told about me in my 47 years of political life and struggle. Well, I want to tell you that here is a person who symbolizes everything I am in life, which is my mother. [clearing throat] [applause] My mother died [applause] in 1980. I was imprisoned because of the 41- day strike, and those comrades who came to hug me from the union, they were all with me. I was imprisoned. My mother didn't know I was imprisoned because we did n't want to tell her. Dr. Tuma was the general delegate of the Federal Police. Every week he released me. After 10:30 at night, I would come to Pauliceia in São Bernardo to visit my mother and then return to... prison. And when she died, he allowed me to come to my mother's funeral. You see the difference. During the military dictatorship, a police chief allowed me to leave prison to come to my mother's funeral. Now, in the democratic regime, a judge, a minister I appointed, did not allow me to leave prison to come to my brother Vavá's funeral. This demonstrates that men are not measured by eras, men are measured by character, by dignity, by the upbringing they had from birth. And so I owe my presence here today in gratitude to Dona Lindu, who is responsible for everything I am in life. A woman who was born and died illiterate. A woman who came from Pernambuco to meet her husband in Santos. When she arrived in Santos, her husband was married to another woman. She didn't hesitate, she left him and went to take care of eight young children. The oldest is here, my brother Fre Chico, who my union is trying to get a gallery up there, because he's classy. He's right there in a comfortable place. I I'm here, just having a drink, Fr. Chico. This is so you know, my friend. How comfortably I treat you, because you're in a ditch here in the state of Vilacido and Lulian is sunbathing here. Fr. Chico, next time you'll come here and sunbathe with me too. So I owe my life to this. And that's why I wanted to say something. Women of this country, never lower your heads , because we need to learn to respect you as companions, not as servants. Not as slaves, not as second-class citizens. Raise your heads because God made us equal. It's not possible, it's not possible that we won't end this violence. So I wanted to tell you one more thing. I spent the whole night talking to many people, preparing things to say, because there's so much to say. It's 47 years of history that if I were to tell it all here, we would only finish when the elections are over. So, I can't tell everything, but I wanted to say something that is the absolute truth that I hold in my heart. I am very grateful, [Applause] I am very grateful, because God has always been very generous to me. God made you, and you made Lula who he is. Therefore, thank you, [applause] workers of this country, who one day had the awareness to bet that someone like you is capable of doing more for you than someone different from you. You bet [applause] that intelligence is not measured by the number of diplomas you have. The number of diplomas shows the knowledge you have, but intelligence is knowing how to use that knowledge for the benefit of whom and for whom you use that knowledge. Therefore, thank you very much to every man and woman from every state in the country, from Iapó Cuchui, from Natal to Acre. Thank you very much to every worker who one day, on election day, had the courage to stand up and say: "I'm going to put a laborer in the presidency of the Republic." Almost illiterate, because I only have a primary school diploma and a SENAI course. But there's one thing that others don't have. I know the heart and mind of... You and I, I'm sure, others who have passed through this country didn't know you. [applause] I prepared some things. I want to see, Janjinha, how just God is. When Marisa died, I thought it was the end of my life, because I had lived with Marisa for 45 years. I thought the world had ended, but in the same way that God took Dona Marisa, God brought you to me to help me continue this fight and continue winning the battles we have to win. I am obliged to thank God every day, because coming from where I've been, not dying of hunger until the age of 5, having been born in Caités, and becoming president of the Republic three times can only be the hand of God and your understanding. Therefore, thank you again. But comrades , it was here, exactly here. Our platform was on that side, there wasn't that grandstand. It was here that I had the most important lesson in political sociology that man can have. The 1979 strike, this local stadium, the strike was... The strike lasted 15 days, and the employers made a proposal that I thought was good. The employers offered us 15% in three installments of five. The employers agreed to pay for the days we were on strike, not deduct from our vacation time, and pay the severance pay that they would otherwise deduct from our pay. I thought the proposal was good. I came here to this state. I had a factory committee of 300 workers. I sent the factory committee and the leaders here. Several of those comrades who had embraced me were here. I sent them to survey the workers to see if they would accept the proposal or not . And when I arrived, everyone was saying: "Lula, the heavyweights won't accept the agreement." "The heavyweights are radicalized, they won't accept the agreement because we're preparing the workers for war." Then we arrived here, and everyone who spoke was booed. Everyone who spoke was booed. When I spoke, there were more people than there are here today, because I didn't have this park here, it was all packed with people. I was thinking, if I put the agreement to a vote, I'm going to lose. And I can't lose, because a leader ca n't lose a vote, he has to have the ability to persuade. So, instead of putting the agreement to a vote, I proposed a vote of confidence in myself. I told the workers, whoever trusts me, I want you to raise your hand. We're going back to work and I'm going to continue negotiating. Everyone raised their hand. Everyone. I repeat this gesture so Tuca can take a nice picture. Raise your hand. [applause] Raise your hand. Well. The funniest thing I've learned in life, what is the relationship of trust? The workers, unanimously, approved my proposal. I was going back to work and continuing to negotiate. But all the workers left here furious with me, thinking I had betrayed them. All of them, without exception, all of them. We spent a year trying to regain the workers' trust. For a whole year I went to the factory gates to give speeches, but the workers wouldn't stop to listen to us. I started picketing at the factory gates so they would stop and listen to us again. In February of the following year, we regained the workers' trust and had the famous 41-day strike. The workers would say to me: "We endured 4 months, we endured 3 months, we endured a year of strike." I would say: "You can't endure it, you can't endure it, because if we're honest, we know what happens inside a house." "As the end of the month approaches, you have to pay the electricity bill, you have to pay for the milk, you have to pay for the bread, you have to pay the rent." And the wife starts asking her husband, "Where's the milk? Where's the bread?" She's paying the rent and you start going back to work. I knew it was like that, but since people said they could endure it until death, I said, "Then you'll endure it." I said, "I'm not going to stop this strike." On April 17th, they arrested me. I was in jail for 31 days, and the strike started to end because the employers started sending letters to the workers saying they were going to fire them for just cause due to job abandonment. Then the workers started voting. What happened? Look at the lesson. A miracle happened. People lost everything because in the 1980 strike we didn't win anything, nothing, [laughter] nothing. There were more than 15,000 layoffs in the category, and I became a hero. [applause] I became a hero. I, who had thought of being a hero in '79..." In 1979, I was treated like a coward. In 1980, when I thought I was going to be massacred, I became a hero. You know why? Because the workers discovered that I was right in 1979 and that he was wrong. And they learned their lesson in 1980. And I want to thank you again, because you did the good of going back to work, because you have to take care of your families. Comrades. That was the most important political lesson I've ever had in my life. That's why I'm very grateful to you, and the memory of this state is wonderful for me. More than wonderful, what I experienced here is unforgettable. But we are also here because of the struggles, okay? That's when we thought about founding a party. I was against founding a party. I was against parties. After the 1978 strikes, I said I didn't like politicians and hated those who liked politics. I thought I was clever. Deep down, I was an imbecile. Because you know what Is it the fault of those who dislike politics? The problem is that the country is governed by those who do like it. And there are those who do. Those are the ones who get elected. We 're screwed. So we need to like politics, we need to be involved in politics so we can learn, to correctly choose who will be a city councilor, who will be a representative, who will be mayor, who will be, because otherwise we spend the whole year fighting against the bosses and when election time comes, we elect a boss as mayor, as governor, as president of the republic, as senator, as federal representative. It's a contradiction. It's like taking a fox that was neighing at you and putting that fox in a henhouse, thinking the fox would take care of the chickens. The next day, when you went to get your chickens, what had they become ? Fox food. I had this political discovery here in this stadium. I remember when I created the party, I saw the people, those people on the left, students, Zé Deu, Genuíno, Hadado, I think... It didn't come. And he would say to me: "Hey Lula, is the PT tactical or strategic?" The PT is tactical. I didn't even know what tactical and strategic meant. I only knew that I wanted a party. That's all I knew. I want a workers' party so we can elect representatives, elect city councilors, elect mayors, so we can start doing the things we win. And [shout] I want to tell you the effort I make every single day not to fail you. I can lie to anyone in the world, I can lie to any president in the world, but I don't have the right, because I learned from Dona Lindu to lie to those who trust me, to those who like me. [applause] So you can be sure of my loyalty to you and that's why I'm very proud to be here 47 years later with the same tone of voice, maybe a little hoarser, maybe without the eloquence of voice I had, but I 'm here to tell you, I am the first president of the Republic, Elected three times, that's unheard of in this country's history. [applause] And there are many people who say: "Why does Lula want another term?" I want to tell you this: as long as I'm alive, I wo n't allow it, I wo n't allow the fight to stop and let the right wing—a right wing that laughed at children dying for lack of medicine, a right wing responsible for the deaths of 400,000 people from Covid due to irresponsibility in not getting vaccinated—what future do these people envision for the Brazilian people if you laugh at an old man dying of suffocation? What future do you want for the Brazilian people if you don't invest in education? What future do you want for the Brazilian people if you don't invest in healthcare? What future do you want for the Brazilian people if you don't invest in housing? What future do you want if you don't invest in jobs? While they created 2 million jobs during his term, we created 10 million formal jobs in the last three and a half years. That's thinking about the future. When I decided to create the "Light for All" program, I was thinking about the future of the Brazilian people. Because those who live by candlelight or oil lamplight, as I did, know that the future lies in bringing electricity to people's homes. And people need to know, we brought 17 million people who lived in darkness in the 17th century into the future. We brought electricity to people's homes , so children could learn to eat, seeing their siblings' houses, seeing who was chewing. When I decided to carry out the São Francisco River diversion project, I was thinking about the future of a people who for 350 years died of thirst. They moved south because they saw their chickens die, their goats die, their cows die. And many people were forced to come here, as I saw in the " pau de arara" (makeshift trucks used for transporting people), to avoid dying of hunger . Well, when we thought about carrying out the diversion, I was trying to fulfill a dream of Emperor Dom Pedro I, who had planned the diversion in 1846, but was prevented from doing so. And I I said, it's a man from Gamú, Pernambuco, who will do the work that the emperor couldn't do. Yes, he's a son of the Northeast who knows what it's like to fetch water from the reservoir, who knows what it's like to fetch water mixed with animal stench, with snails, with goat droppings, cow droppings, with animal droppings to take home to drink. It's this Northeasterner who knows the value of bringing water to 12.5 million people. And God willing, this year I will inaugurate, in fact, the last drop of water that we will bring to the city of Fortaleza so that the Northeast will never again cry for a drop of water. [applause] That's thinking about the future. I keep thinking, these people think about the future. I'll tell you. Brazil has 300-odd universities scattered throughout the country. And 500 years. They built 136 or 170. Me and Dilma. And in just 16 years we built 200. In 16 years, we We've done more than they did in 500 years of universities in this country. That's thinking about the future. That's thinking about the future, because the future means investing in education. The future means educating our youth. And that's why I'm thinking, and I'm thinking a lot, get ready because there's more to come. Haddad won't be in charge of education anymore because he's going to be governor of São Paulo. So, [applause] so we're going to be, we're going to be my Minister of Education, here you are. Don't worry, I'm not going to remove you. You're a good minister. I'm only speaking well of Haddad because Haddad was the best Minister of Education this country has ever had. So, comrades, in my fourth term I want to end some of this country's dilemmas. One of them is the education of our people. I want the girls and boys of this country well-educated, well-structured, not just to work in the job market. I'm going to give you a number, Haddad, that you know, when we took office in 2003. Write that number down. What does it mean to think about the future? When I took office as president in In 2003, there were only 5 million Brazilians in the job market with a university degree. Today there are 25 million with a university degree. [applause] That's thinking about the future. I'll tell you what thinking about the future means. The first Federal Institute in Brazil was created in the city of Campo de Guaguades by President Nilo Pessonha, in Rio de Janeiro. In 100 years, they built 140. Dilma and I built 606 in just 16 years. [applause] And we will finish our term with 800 institutes to tell you that this is thinking about the future. I went to the Federal University of São Bernardo and saw girls and boys, children of metalworkers, studying aerospace engineering. I asked how much a girl costs per year at this university? The rector said: R$ 20,000. Do you know how much that costs? In prison here in São Paulo, R$ 35,000, and a boy at university costs 20. What lesson can I give to those who... Didn't they think about the future, you ignorant people? Investing in education is much cheaper than investing in prisons to lock these people up. [applause] So we have to prevent them from becoming criminals, giving them opportunities when they are children and teenagers so that we can create another country, a more civilized country. When I was president, with Marto Thomas B as Minister of Justice, we burned and seized almost 500,000 weapons from the people. The people returned more than 500,000 weapons. Do you know what they did? They distributed and sold more than 1 million weapons and sold 1 billion bullets. These people talk about security. Who ended up with those 1 billion bullets? Was it the homeowner or was it organized crime, disguised as goodwill, that bought revolvers, pistols, rifles to continue killing people and strengthening what is organized? While they seized 1 billion reais from organized crime during their term, we seized 35 billion reais from what is organized, because it is By taking their money, we'll end the sophisticated crime industry. It's easy to kill a criminal in a favela. But the guy in charge is in a penthouse apartment. The guy in charge lives in a condominium, and we need to get rid of that to get rid of the lower-class ones. And we're going to work hard. We're going to work hard if the Public Security Amendment that Alcolumbre sent to the committee yesterday is approved. If the Public Security Amendment is approved , I'm going to create the Ministry of Public Security to share responsibility with states and municipalities so we can liberate the people from the poorest favelas where gangs control the area, gangs that make people's lives miserable, and we're going to liberate the people by arresting everyone who thinks they own a favela or a poor neighborhood. That's why I want to create the Ministry of Public Security, but first I have to change the Constitution. But it's not just that, folks. Thinking about the future of this country means thinking about full-time schools to make life easier not only for the student, but also for the mother and father who can work knowing they have a job. That your son is studying, that he's learning art, that he's learning dance, that he's learning music, that he's learning important things, especially regarding environmental issues and especially regarding the respectful treatment of women, because he has to start learning from childhood that men are not better than women. He has to learn that we are equal. Well, but thinking about the future means thinking about how we are going to exploit the wealth that is currently called rare earths and critical minerals, which is what is causing the dispute between China and the United States. We don't have a choice between China and the United States. What we want is to put our girls and boys in school to study how we are going to exploit this mineral, how we are going to transform it, how we are going to produce cell phones, chips, electric batteries, everything that is produced from rare earth critical minerals. We don't want to export the raw mineral and then buy the finished products from it. We want to extract it here, transform it here, industrialize it here, produce it here, generate jobs here and generate wealth. Because I don't want to do anything with the United States either. United, not with Russia, not with China, not with France, not with England. Nobody will exploit our minerals. We are the ones who will exploit them, for the benefit of the Brazilian people. [applause] This country owes it to itself to transform itself into a great nation, and we will make this country a great nation. That's why I put Alckmin in charge of Industry and Commerce to create the new Brazilian industry, which had an investment of almost R$800 billion for us to industrialize. And it had been years since Brazilian industry had grown, and we grew 3.4%. Therefore, comrades, if I continue talking about everything I've written here, it won't end. And I'm going to finish my speech because I feel sorry for you [music] in the sun from the moment you arrive here. I wanted to finish. [applause] In 10 or 15 days, Alckmin and I will present our government proposal for the next term. We are going to do something very qualified and we will prepare to announce it. And I want you to pay attention to what... We are going to present this to the country, because I also want you, each of our activists, to compare what we did with what others did. You have to be prepared to know some things. I'm going to tell you some things, just so you know, but the party has an obligation to pass this on to you. Do you know how many students who were dropping out of high school we gave scholarships to so they wouldn't leave school? 7 million high school students are studying because we didn't allow them to leave school. Do you know that we made income tax, you know? Not be deducted for those who earn up to R$ 5,000. Do you know that we created 174,000 industries supported with credit? Do you know that the new PAC spent R$ 700 million more, just a few things so you can see the difference you will receive. Their inflation was 6.2%, ours was 4.5%. Their unemployment rate was 8%, our grade was 5.4. Their job growth, throughout their entire term, was 6 million, ours was 10 million. Their economic growth was 1.4%, ours was 3%. Their fiscal situation was a deficit of 2.8%, and we reached 0.5%. So I want you to have a number to compare. Who settled more indigenous lands? Who settled more rural workers? Who generated more jobs? Who gave more salary increases so that we can say to them: "Have some shame , stop lying, because the Brazilian people will not accept that lies win over the truth." That's why , my comrades, J told me: "Oh, my love, when you're speaking, when you notice that people are getting up and there's a gap in the middle, the people are saying: 'Stop talking, I want to have lunch, and I know you're hungry, and I'm still going to have lunch in Brasília.'" Folks, don't forget to vote for Haddad for governor. Don't forget that we have two votes for the Senate. We have two votes for the Senate. Those who vote for Marina are voting for Simone. Those who vote for Simone are voting for Marina. Anyone who votes for Simone, Marina, and Haddad is voting for Lulinha for president of the Republic. And whoever votes for Haddad, Lula, Simone, or Marina, is voting for the federal deputies from our team, because we need to win the elections, elect a majority in the National Congress so that we can do everything we need to do in this country. Comrades and friends, a hug from the heart. A hug for the heart, a hug. May God bless each and every one of you. [applause] And until victory on October 4th, God willing. Hugs, everyone. [applause] He was just another Silva with a shining star. She worked all day and took care of her family. [music] He was born in the backlands, he went to São Paulo to fight. [song] Life that made history for Brazilians to dream. It was with the best shirt [music] for the foundry door. He climbed onto the table, spoke to the crowd, joined the group, and brought the packed courtyard to a standstill. His eyes were shining, [music][singing] the people were on his side and he was just another Silva with a shining star. 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