Ah. Brazil is standing strong. And now I invite the singer Janine Matias, who is accompanied by the musician Gustavo Silva, aka Gustavinho Moura, on guitar, to perform the Brazilian national anthem for us to sing along to. Please, everyone. Janine Matias. The Ipiranga River's placid banks, a heroic cry of a people, resounding. And the sun of freedom, in its furious rays, shone in the sky of the homeland at that instant. And we managed to conquer the hardship of this equality with a strong arm in your bosom. Oh freedom, I defy death itself with our hearts. Oh beloved and idolized homeland, hail, hail Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray of love and hope, the land descends. Without your beautiful, smiling, and clear sky, the image of the Southern Cross shines. A giant by its very nature. You are beautiful, you are strong, like a colossus. And your future reflects that greatness. Beloved land, among other thousands of Brazil. Oh beloved homeland, you are the gentle mother of the children of this soil, beloved homeland Brazil, eternally lying in a splendid cradle, to the sound of the sea, the light of the deep sky. Figuras, oh Brazil, flower of America. Illuminating the sun of the new world more than the earth itself. Your smiling, beautiful soups have more flowers. Our forests are more alive. Our life in your bosom. More love, oh beloved and idolized homeland. Greetings, greetings. May Brazil be a symbol of eternal love. The labarum you wear with stars. And tell the green laurel of that flag. Peace in the future and glory in the past. But you serve justice, a strong club. You will see that one of your sons does not flee from the fight, nor does he fear death itself, even to the point of adoration. Beloved land. Among a thousand others, you are Brazil, oh beloved homeland . You are a gentle mother to the children of this land. Beloved homeland Brazil. Original. Original. Beautiful. The Pope from Bethlehem sent a call. Congratulations ! I saw it, I saw São Bernardo dos Campos. It comes from the child's enchanted eyes and hands calloused with hope. It comes from the daily struggle for bread, education, and housing. Being on our side, oh, on Lula's side, president for senator, is a three for Dr. Razinha, senator from Paraná. Uh, come be by our side, by Lula's side, president to senator is a tr. Dr. Rosinha, senator from Paraná. people from Paraná. Now we will welcome to this stage the one who has always been on the right side of history, alongside Lula and alongside us, the people. He came from the countryside, from the north of our state. He came, became a doctor, and understood that saving lives requires courageous politics. He participated in the creation of the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System) and now he's going to the Senate to continue fighting in defense of our people. I would like you to welcome Dr. Rosinha with great affection . Thanks. Good morning, comrades. Good morning, President Lula. Today, I guarantee that many people on the other side were hoping that this day wouldn't come. But I want to tell these people and you that even God and Saint Peter are on our side, that after so much rain, the sun opened up so that we could demonstrate. This year's election is not a simple election; it's not one name against another . This year's elections are different projects. The project represented by us, by Lula, by Lula's team, is the project of life, the project of science and technology. And on the other side is the project, the project of death. On the other side, it's a project of destruction. So, if we want a sovereign country, a country that fights for life, it's with Lula as president. There is no other way but to lead our country towards sovereignty. Lula's election is not simply an election that only interests Brazil; it interests America, it interests the world. President Lula is the main global leader in confronting the far right and fascism. So, the victory that we are going to give to Lula is a victory for the world, for the democratic world, for the world that wants hope. So, that's the project that's at stake. We know that on that side is the entry point of organized crime into the federal government, while on this side is the fight against crime. The operations of the federal police, both the highway patrol and the Federal Police, tirelessly use their intelligence to hunt down those who commit crimes. And on this side, with Lula, there's the fight in defense of women's rights . The fight against violence against women, the fight against femicide, is here in Lula's team, represented by the president. The election of President Lula signifies the continuation of the fight against homophobia, racism, and xenophobia. That's what this project represents. The other side represents regression. We know what has happened recently in our country. So, comrades, we who are here are happy and know why we are, fighting even for the rights of people who today want to destroy our nation. On the other side are the people who preach that even women shouldn't have the right to vote. Have you guys seen this? And on the other side are those people, in that other project are the people who today want to destroy our nation, handing over our country, in a good, well-meaning way, to Trump. So, comrades, we know why we are here. We know why we came. We know that we are here to build, or rather , to continue building the Brazilian nation that Lula is building together with all our allies. And today, and today is fundamental for us. Let's remember that tomorrow is the 13th. And tomorrow is the 13th, and we will visit every house in Curitiba and throughout Paraná, and from house to house we will build Lula's victory in the first round. That's what we're going to do. We're not going to just look at the results of polls. Come on, mate. I was also born Silva da Silva. Oh, it was a technical glitch, okay? So, comrades, it's important that we are here. If we want the fight for women's rights to continue, the fight against femicide, the fight against violence against women, we have to continue going out into the streets, visiting houses from house to house. So, comrades, thank you. And today we have God and Saint Peter on our side, bringing us this beautiful tomorrow and even victory in the first round. Laugh, three, one, one three. um tr um tr um tr um é a senador pelo paranadora pelo Paraná tr um tr um senador pelo guaraná tr um é a pelo Paraná. Pam. She is Senator G from Paraná. Trzy and trzy. Tr. The time has come to welcome the woman who made history as the first senator elected from Paraná. She has a proven track record of work across all 399 municipalities in our state. A firm voice in defense of women and democracy. A determined woman from Curitiba who is not afraid of debate. She's from Paraná. It's our jaguar. We're going to make a lot of noise because Senator Gaz from Paraná is coming! Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. We also campaign with joy, because on this side there is joy, there is love, there is enthusiasm, there is a fight for the Brazilian people. I wanted to thank each and every comrade who is here, who came from various delegations from the interior, from all regions of our state, braved the rain, braved the roads, and are here to attend this event, this act which is our committee with President Lula in defense of democracy. And this platform here has a lot of history, it carries a lot of weight. It 's not the weight of the hardware, it's the weight of the political commitment, the political history of people who changed this country. Mr. President, it's an honor again, a pleasure to welcome you here in Curitiba, here at Boca Maldita. It was the stage for so many struggles, for the direct elections movement, for the confrontations we had, for the fights for rights and, above all, for the celebration of its freedom, when all these people came here in '22, I'm going to the rally of our campaign. So, Mr. President, welcome, and I'm sure these people will greet you with a good morning, President Lula. Good morning, President Lula. I also want to greet my colleague Janja, who is here, a woman of struggle, of journey, who was with us recently at an event to talk about combating femicide. I'll go there. Calm down, I'm just greeting the stage. They want me to go there, I'll be right on my way to talk to you. I also want to greet Requão Filho, our candidate for governor, this committed young man, along with this man who made history in Paraná and who was governor three times, the best governor of the state, Requão, together with Mele Caputo, our candidate for vice-governor and my dear companion Dr. Rosinha. who is running on this ticket with my Senate colleague. Folks, it's a joy to be here with you and I think , as Dr. Rosinha said, we are grateful. We are at a crossroads. We have two projects . On this side, the project of democracy, sovereignty, inclusion, and the development of Brazil. On the other side there is regression, there is dictatorship, there is hatred, there is emptiness. We've already been through this for 4 years. Thank God, we removed them from the presidency of the Republic; they didn't get re-elected. Lula returned to governing with the support of the Brazilian people. And when they come at us saying they want to get rid of Lula, of our camp, of the PT, of the left-wing parties, I say: "You don't know the Brazilian people, you don't walk on the ground the people walk on." Because then you would understand why Lula was elected president of the Republic three times . Why did the PT (Workers' Party) climb the ramp of the Planalto Palace five times? Because it has a history, because this project lifted people out of poverty. This project restored dignity to the population. This project restored our sovereignty and brought important investments to this country. If we look only at Paraná, President Lula, everything you have brought, everything our governments have invested, is unparalleled in history. In the area of ​​education alone, we have established important and respected federal universities here. His work includes the Federal Technological University of Paraná. The 26 Federal Institutes that are here, the Latin American University, the Southern Border University, the decentralization of the Federal University, giving our youth the opportunity to get an education. But that's not all. Regarding investments in healthcare, the other side ca n't even hold a discussion of proposals; they don't understand how healthcare is structured in this country. They brought death with Covid, you brought the vaccine back. Sir, you are investing here in Paraná, and now we have specialists reducing the waiting list, we have mobile health units, and the construction of basic health units. That's a lot of investment, President Lula. And you did n't ask here what political party the governor belonged to. You didn't ask which side you were on. You came here with our government, with our ministers, and you made investments. That's the difference we make when we think about the people. And here in Paraná, we have to face this challenge. It's impossible that someone so unqualified, a judge who stole to unjustly put him in jail, would come back and want to be governor. A person who didn't even want to run for Senate in Paraná first sought a position in São Paulo, a state with no ties to that state, someone who doesn't know the state, who makes easy speeches but compromises what they are supposed to deliver to the Brazilian people. Therefore, I am certain that we will face these people, Requão Filho, and you will be in the second round of elections here in Paraná. And it is also up to us to elect a strong group of representatives. Therefore, I want to greet all our candidates who are here and say: "People, let's get going, this group here needs to take the campaign and get elected. We need to elect, along with President Lula, those who will help govern in the National Congress. And for that, we need you, and we also need to be in the Senate. I want to say, Mr. President, that we are very excited about the Senate campaign here, Rosinha and I, and I am sure that we will return to tread that blue carpet of the Senate of the Republic, because the hate speech, the deconstruction they make, the arrogance, the thinking they are the heralds of morality, is unacceptable. If they really wanted to fight corruption, they wouldn't be with Flávio Bolsonaro, a corrupt thief, involved in the Vorcaro knife scandal. They have no discourse or proposals for Paraná, that's why they make hate speeches. That's why Rosinha and I are in this campaign to return to the Senate. And finally, I want to say to the women who are here, our companions, it was we women who gave President Lula the victory." In 2022, and we women will be the ones to give him the victory now in 2026. Because we don't want hate speech. We don't want governing this country those who think we are weak, who think they can rape a woman because she is beautiful, who think they can't hire a woman because she gets pregnant. These people are responsible for the hatred and violence that is rampant against women in the country today. We had two femicides yesterday here, Janja. One in Araucária, where the partner killed the woman with gunshots. Another in Londrina where the woman was stabbed to death. There was another one last week in Maringá, a doctor who was killed and her partner left their child beside her. It's a tragedy that this number of femicides and violence against women comes from the hate speech that is spread in this country, from the disrespect they have for women. They don't deserve and can't govern this country. Therefore, people, the greatest mission we have in these next 23 days, there is nothing more important, is to campaign, to ask Voting is about electing our people, because on October 4th we will define the future of this country. And it won't be for 4 years, no, it will be for 10, 15, and 20 years. The winning project will govern. Long live Paraná, long live Brazil. Long live Lu Inácio Lula da Silva. Who wasn't moved by the story of this Silva, by the story of this star? So, to tell this story now, we will receive a group of artists from Paraná who have come together especially to honor our president Lula. C Black Cissa, Cica, Juiz, Preto, make a lot of noise for another Silva with a shining star. He worked all day and took care of his family. He was born in the backlands, went to São Paulo to fight, and from there he made history for Brazilians to dream. He went to the foundry gate wearing his best shirt, climbed on the table, spoke to the crowd, gathered with the people, stopped the bus from filling up. His eyes shone, the people were by his side, and he was just another Silva star. that shone. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. He always looked out for those who were abandoned, for home, food, and employment, 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 bow 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 star that shines. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. It's Lula da Silva, it's the star that shines. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. It's Lula da Silva, it's the star that shines. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. People, do you know who President Lula greeted here just now? Our comrade Mário Milane. For those who don't know, Mário is the one who created the "L" with the little hand a long time ago. Mário, it's great to see you here, my friend. Very good. Yes, it does. Good morning, Curitiba. Good morning. Good morning. I'm increasingly I'm sitting there in the 22nd and now, again, a movie is playing in my head. This is my city, where I grew up, where I met incredible people, where I joined the Workers' Party, where I went to college, in short, it's the heart speaking here. And I'm so happy, so happy when we see this red carpet of people here. It's down there, folks. It's beautiful. I know you're far away, but I know our hearts are way over there near the Federal University with all of you. It's very beautiful, folks. It's a very big emotion, because we know everything they say about Curitiba, but you are the strength, the resilience of Curitiba. You are here fighting with us to elect President Lula again. So this is very, very important. You don't know the significance of coming here and returning to Curitiba, do you, Mr. President? It was an emotion in 2022 and it's certainly an emotion now. It was here that he spent 580 days in... A vigil, right, with people who didn't budge. I know there are many people, right, who stayed there for those 580 days. And here I want to honor all the people from the "Free Lula" vigil, right, who did n't leave President Lula's side during that unjust imprisonment. And I'm not going to mention the name of his tormentor here, that's all he wants. I'm not going to mention him, just like Gace did, I'm not going to mention him because that's all he wants. And we do need to show him that, just like that period, there is also resistance here, and we will take Governor Rafael Filho to the second round and we will win here in Paraná. Paraná is a land of fighting people, a land of the countryside, a land of the city that knows the difficulties it faces and knows everything, everything that the Lula government means to the people: health, education, credit, etc. I'm not going to talk about that here, but today I wanted to tell you something very important. On the 13th, Sunday, is mobilization day. Everyone already knows, right, that it is... Mobilization day, the 13th. I wanted everyone to put it on the screen for me, guys. Oh, I... I stole the script from the others. It was supposed to be a different video first, but I got ahead of myself. We'll show the video later, or not. Okay. Look, everyone open your cell phone camera. Open your cell phone camera. Guys, the president asked me to show you exactly how to do it. See? Aim at that QR code. Aim at the QR code, those who are here in front. Aim at the QR code. That QR code. When you open it, it will take you to a page with a comparison, a comparison of Lula's government, comparing everything that Lula's government did for the Brazilian people with the other one, that other one, right, that the family wants to come back. So there you have the material. Opened it. Who managed to open it? Opened it, guys. What was that? Stop being annoying. Do n't worry about it, guys. Don't worry about it. Let's continue here. Let's continue here. No. Don't worry about it. Leave them be. Leave them with their anger, with their hatred, because here there is only love. There is no hatred here, only love. Leave those people there with their hatred, with their lies, with their fake news, with their misogyny, with their hatred against women. Leave them be, because we are going to defeat them. It's through voting. It's through voting that they will see what is good. I'm going back here to our business here, which was much better. Did they open the QR code? Did they open it? That's it. This is the material that you will use to go out into the streets, to talk to your neighbor, to talk to your coworker who is still undecided, who is there. You're going to show them. All the material is there, the comparison. You're going to see everything that was done in education, in health, in the economy, in short, that Brazil took, that President Lula took Brazil off the hunger map for the second time, right? When we arrived, we had 33 million people going hungry. And sometimes we are here, right, in the middle of... Buildings, you don't really know what happens in the outskirts, right, in the rural areas. So, we took 33 million people off the hunger map. Today we live in full development. So you're going to use this material. Don't forget, Sunday everyone's in the streets, mobilization. We need to show, we need to get off the couch and show that we're together. We are Lula's team, we 're not 11 players, we're 11 million players. We are millions of players who will take President Lula to the fourth title. That's it, folks. We need everyone mobilized, right? Curitiba, I love you, Curitiba. Curitiba lives in my heart. So, I'm not going to talk too much because I already talk and I get emotional, but that 's it. On Sunday everyone grabs that material, grabs their sticker, grabs their flag, goes to the street, talks to the neighbor, to the coworker, to the family. It's important to talk to the family. So let's go, folks. That's it, Mr. President. We're all agreed, Mr. President. Sunday everyone in the streets. "Out on the street. That's it. I 'll be out on the street, I'll be in Brasília, in some places in Brasília campaigning, mobilizing, because I've been a militant of this party since I was 15 years old, okay? And nobody can take that history away from me. A kiss, Curitiba. A kiss. A big kiss. Oh, look, yesterday in Porto Alegre we had a beautiful rally. Today, look, the sky is clearing up, folks. A beautiful sun. Saint Peter held back the rain a little yesterday , it was a drizzle that you're also used to here in Curitiba, but the people there didn't budge and you 're here too. Thank you. This is Lula. Look, yesterday in Porto Alegre, under that fine drizzle, there's a person that President Lula always talks about, his mother, a woman who was and is important. And it's not that she was important, she is important. He's already said that in difficult moments he stops and talks to her every day. So we couldn't go through this campaign without honoring Dona Lindu and..." People made this video that you're about to see. Thank you. I was also born Silva da Silva Rosâel. Sound. I'm going to give you some advice, woman, who's listening to me. Be stubborn. Insist that life can be the way you've always dreamed. Insist. Your children can enter school and leave with the world ahead of them. Insist on the right to return home without fear. Insist on a healthcare system that takes care of you, woman, and knows how to welcome you. Don't accept receiving less than a man for the same work. You have the right to rest. No one can lower your voice. Paraná wants more universities, more ITFPRs, more UFPRs, more technology, more future for our young people. Because we're going together to the second round to carry this idea of ​​passion for Paraná. A Paraná that cares. They say they want to build prisons. We want a women's and children's hospital. They want violence. We want love, acceptance, and empathy. I was this week with Michele Caputo, who is My running mate, with Dom Peruso here in Curitiba, the archbishop of the Catholic Church. And he drew my attention to two very, very, very important issues. Our campaign talks about caring for the elderly, caring for people, caring for women. And we have a program for that. We have that care. Now, let me talk to those who need care. Women today in a Brazil where machismo is once again a shadow, where the idiotic discourse, allow me the clarity of the word, that women must be submissive to men, is regaining strength. This discourse will not prosper here in Paraná. Nobody here is a product of an incubator. I do n't know about them, but I have a mother. I have a grandmother. My grandmothers, one raised five children, the other raised four, and it worked out well. They raised them well. And when a mother has that many children, she deals with one thing by instinct, she deals with justice. And Dom Peruso taught me a definition of justice that pleased me very much, that justice is giving each person what they deserve. Translating that into social justice, translating it into this Love, a mother, my friend Gora, when one of her children is sick, she attends to all of them, but when it's time to put them to bed, she 'll hug the one who needs it most. When it's time to make lunch, she'll make the food that the one who's sick likes best, because she loves that child more. No, because the Janja woman, the Gace woman, has the sensitivity, the instinct to do justice, to give to those who need what they need. And that's how we're going to run the state of Paraná and Brazil with social justice. It's about giving to those who need it most first. It's about attending to those who need it most, it's about starting from the smallest to the largest. That's why there's zero ICMS (state sales tax) for small and micro-enterprises without tax substitution. That's why there 's regionalized healthcare so that the child from the interior has the conditions to be treated close to home, so that the child from the interior has the conditions to have a school, a hospital, a job, a university, a future alongside their family. We want this Paraná that cares. We want to unite the history of President Lula with the history of Requão here in Paraná. And Putting all that together, we care for people, we respect the people of Paraná. And I'd like to remind you that there are people out there making videos, wanting to show off, but I wanted to say, I wanted to say that here in Paraná, it's a land of people who welcome, who welcome the hardworking people of the Northeast. Here in Paraná, we welcome all races, creeds, and orientations. We don't discriminate. Hate speech doesn't take root here. This Paraná that cares, this Paraná of ​​the Children's Milk program, this Paraná of ​​the Fera project, of Fera Consciência, this Paraná that values ​​the police officer, the teacher, the health worker, the social worker, the small producer, the small business owner, this Paraná that knows the value of its people and knows that these people are made up of people from all corners of Brazil. I've known this Paraná for a long time with Roberto Requião. And President Lula, I don't know if they know, but in 1989, at 10 years old, I cast my first vote. I went to vote along with Roberto Requião, Lula, and Collor de Melo. I voted for you, Mr. President. And the "hunters of Maharajas" ended up in... Prison. The self-righteous judges, like Vitson in Rio de Janeiro, ended up in jail. These people, these hypocrites, have a discourse, but no coherence. They have a discourse, but no history. They have a discourse, but no commitment to the sergeant's note. And that's why I say goodbye to you today saying: first round, President Lula 13. Governor of Paraná, I humbly ask for your support and vote so we can make this great Paraná a place that loves, cares, welcomes, and embraces. For the Senate, Paraná has a duty to show Brazil that our women, represented by GZ Hoffman, will be well represented there. For the Senate, it's GZ 131, Rosinha 132. State and federal deputies, we have an incredible slate in our coalition. Get to know each one of them. There are many here. If I name them all, I won't have time, and I'll forget someone, and some people will be angry with me. But there are many good people in our coalition, many people wanting a Paraná that cares. And together with Lula, together with this incredible team, we want to give back to Paraná. First and foremost, the pride of having a state that cares for people. Enough of these people who only worry about money. Let's take care of our people. Let's go to the first round with President Lula and let's defeat these hateful people in the second round. Because we have a purpose. We have a mission, we have a reason why. We have to give Paraná back to the people of Paraná. Let's lower taxes, let's recover Copel, let's recover Sanepar, let's recover Renato. The pride of being from Paraná. Thank you, everyone. I know, but play some music before I sing. Hold on a little while, I'm going to speak before I sing. People, you know we're singing " The Red Carpet" for President Lula. Yes, I really wanted you to sing with me. This is a song that deeply moves the president because it talks about his life story, his life narrative. But I wanted to say something, I just wanted a couple of minutes to say something that we've been here, I've been... I got emotional and ended up not speaking. I wanted to tell women that it's very important for women to vote for women. We have a Brazilian parliament with very little representation of women, and we are the majority of the Brazilian population. So, there she is, our jaguar, Gace. Let's elect Gace to the Senate, people. And please, choose strong women on our ticket, because we all have them. Choose women. Women have to vote for women, people. I'm taking this to heart. I can't do differently from what I say. So, this year I even have a friend in São Paulo who said, "Hey, are n't you going to vote for me?" I said, "No, sorry, friend." This year I'm going to vote for a woman, because that's it, we really need to increase representation. We want equal seats in the Brazilian parliament , 50% women and 50% men. That's my fight. It's the fight of all of us. Let's go, people. I want everyone with me on the red carpet for President Lula. From the backlands to the world, he never bowed down. He carried in his heart the The pain of those who dreamed. He lifted Brazil from darkness, restored hope. Today the whole planet stops to watch his journey. He returned from the ashes, returned from prison with the same strength, the same passion. He is not just a man, he is the voice that did not fall silent. He is the love of the people who never surrendered. While doors opened on the other side of the sea, the whole world stopped to watch. Red carpet for the son of the Northeast. Red carpet for those who never forget where they come from, for those who fight for us. President, pride of Brazil, may the wind read this song from the sky, which has respect, it's not just politics, it's feeling. It's Brazil that rises when you appear. How many times did they try to bring you down, but the more you fell, the stronger you would return. From the tears of the people you were born. Your courage was born from simple hope. Your greatness makes the children sing, the old smile because they know that one day tomorrow is ours. You didn't come to shine alone, you came to light the light that was extinguished. May God protect you, Lula the warrior. May history place you in the right place. You don't need the color of a throne. Your attitude. It will be Beloved by the people. Red carpet for the son of the Northeast. Red carpet for whom the people elect. As long as there is a Brazilian dreaming, Lula will be in their heart, Brazil will be singing. Lula, Lula, Brazil truly loves you. History will never fade. Never, my president. President. May this red carpet be just the beginning, because the real carpet is the ground in Brazil that you helped to build and rebuild. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The time has come. Let's listen to one of the greatest leaders in the democratic world. The man who gave us the right to dream, the greatest representative of the Brazilian people. He who took Brazil off the hunger map, who implemented more public universities than any other in the country's history, who invested in the infrastructure of the state of Paraná with the new PAC, generating millions of jobs. I ask that you receive this day with all your energy and joy. When I say "Lu," you all shout "Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu." Ladies and gentlemen, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. Dear comrades of Paraná and Curitiba. Dear comrade Riquão Filho, Future governor of the state of Paraná, my dear colleague Riquel Pai, future federal deputy, our dear candidate for vice-governor, our senator Gleite Rosa and our senator Rosinho. Dear candidates for federal deputies , fellow state deputies of Federal agents, women and men from this city. For a long time, back when I was president of the metalworkers' union, when I went to the factory gates, we were always surprised to find someone from the company's security filming us. It was usually a retired ex-military man , a company yes-man trying to film us. And I invited the people who were filming not to hide behind the window or crouch down. Come here . There's a place for you here. If you come here, you'll stay in this prominent spot, because I want to convince you that you're wrong. Hey, I 'm a little hoarse, but I have important things to tell you. The first thing I wanted you to pay attention to is that I learned from a young age that God writes straight with crooked lines. And look, the far right in this country, who are the opponents of Riquão Filho here, spent the last month talking about corruption, ordering investigations, and I've learned at 80 years old to have a lot of patience. I don't say anything when someone tells me something for the first time; I count to 10, then 20, then 30, before speaking. Look how funny, in just 2 years we uncovered the biggest gang set up to rob retirees and pensioners in this country. It was the Comptroller General's Office during my administration and the Federal Police that uncovered a criminal organization set up in the Bolsonaro government that stole 3.5 billion reais through fraudulent deductions from retirees, both men and women. We uncovered the gang, several of them are already in jail, we've already seized 6 billion of their assets and returned 3.5 billion to retirees, everyone receiving their money back . And it's important to remember that the gang was formed during the Bolsonaro administration, and yesterday the article came out that Quintal do Careca is in the same building as Flávio Bolsonaro. The truth is laid bare, but it never fails. Secondly, in 2019 they took a loan shark and turned her into a banker, that so-called parent bank that has this vocabulary that corrupted many people in the Republic. And they created a banker, and we arrested that banker. They opened a bank, and we shut that bank down, and he pulled off a 60 billion reais scam in this country involving a lot of people. And I had the president of the Supreme Court, who is here in Paraná, telling him that it wasn't possible for the citizen, who is the reporting judge, to be releasing matters that were only in his own interest , just things that were in his interest . And I ask to release every prophet, let's strip them bare to find out who's behind this. Come on , damn it! Let 's make it clear who the real thieves and corrupt people are in this country. And the Bolsonaro family is not exempt. It won't escape. That's why I'm happy that the Brazilian people will know the truth, who did what in this country. When they started talking about my son, and you know, I said, "My son will not be protected." He was born to do the right thing, and I believe in his innocence. But if he made a mistake, he will have to pay for the mistake he made. This applies to me, this applies to my son, this applies to any Supreme Court justice. No one can become a Supreme Court justice just to get rich. That is a priesthood. People have to be dedicated because once the Supreme Court makes a decision, nobody can change it. Therefore, people need to have a standard of behavior that is above the societal average. And that's why we're going to investigate. And you can be sure, the lawyer is already in jail, but now things are going to start coming to light, the affairs he had with women from Switzerland and Sweden, to do dirty tricks on a lot of people in politics. This is going to start to suffer. Therefore, whoever committed adultery will be exposed. I told you that this year was the year truth would triumph over lies. He spends the entire year making films there in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. When the far right goes to question the minister, they don't even listen to the answer. They go there, ask a stupid question— because they do a lot of stupid things—and then run off to make a big splash on the internet. That doesn't work with me. I learned from Mrs. Lindor that when we want to know if someone is telling the truth, we don't look at their face, we don't look at their mouth, we look into their eyes , because we tell the truth through our eyes. And you know, every woman here, whether married or in a relationship, knows when her boyfriend is lying to her. Every now and then, the husband comes home with a little white lie, thinking his wife doesn't know, but if there's one clever creature in this world, it's a woman. If there's a clever animal, she'll figure it out. She sometimes doesn't argue because she doesn't want to , but she can see through a lie. A girl who has a boyfriend, when he comes home telling a lie, she immediately realizes it 's a lie. And in politics, too, we can see when something is a lie. And the guy prefers to lie online because nobody's seeing his face. Not this year . This year we will defeat the lie. Lies will never win another election in this country. Elections are a very serious matter. Well, the second thing is what I wanted to tell you. I brought a lot of information, but I'm not going to use it. I'm not going to go around talking about the things I've done here. I just wanted you all to know that in this country, which was discovered in 1500 by Cabral, until I became president of the Republic, there were only 140 or 144 federal university campuses. Now there are 344 in 15 years. In the 15 years of the PT (Workers' Party) governing this country, we built more university campuses and more universities than the Brazilian elite built in 500 years. When I became president, there were 140 federal institutes. We will leave behind 608 federal institutes created in this country. And my goal is to reach 1000. Because talking about the future is talking about education, talking about the future is talking about the education of our girls and boys. So they can study whatever they want. To speak of the future is to include the people from the periphery, the poor, the daughters of domestic workers and paper collectors, in university, because everyone will be subject to the law. We don't want to take anyone away, we want to give them an opportunity. Every time I see a bricklayer's son competing for the same job as the son of the company he works for, I say: "That father is being fair." And it's even fairer when the bricklayer's son passes the university entrance exam. I want the daughter of a domestic worker to be able to participate in the same competition as the daughter of her employer and to win even better. Because the daughter of a domestic worker doesn't want to be a domestic worker, she wants to be a doctor, she wants to graduate, she wants to have a profession. The time when university was forbidden to the poor is over. You young people are listening to me. Pay attention to something. Pay attention to something. Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas precisely in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic in 1492. In 1532, Santo Domingo already had its first university, and 40 years later, Cabral arrived here in 1500. Do you know when we will have our first federal university? In 1920. There it took 40 years, here it took 420 years to create the first federal university. And it wasn't created because of us , it was created Because the King of Belgium was going to visit Brazil, and the king could only travel if he received an honorary doctorate. It's about creating the university of Brazil; they brought together a bunch of colleges and created the university in 500 years, 420 years to create the first university. A metalworker, without a university degree, a mechanical engineer, is the president who created the most universities in the history of this country. I don't say this with pride, pride in myself, but I speak with sadness about the poverty of the Brazilian elite, who never thought about universities for the poor, because they thought that indigenous people did n't have the right to study. And then, with 350 years of slavery, black people also did n't have to study. Poor people didn't have to study. It was about cutting sugarcane, picking cotton, cutting wood, working as a bricklayer, doing cleaning. And we want to say to the world, we are proud of all professions, but I also want to be an engineer, I also want to be a mathematician, I also want to be a psychologist, I want to be a lawyer, man. I also want to be a lawyer. Look at the story of the rich... He sends his son to England, to the United States, to Madrid, to France, but the poor can't. What kind of story is that? Who said they can't ? Well, in my government they can, and it will continue to be possible for a long time. Recently you saw that I created a program called "Pé de Meia" (Savings Fund). Why did we create "Pé de Meia"? We discovered that 500,000 high school girls and boys drop out of school every year to try to help with the family budget. And I was thinking, if we let a girl or boy of 14 or 15 drop out of school, we are handing over the future of these people who haven't had opportunities to organized crime, banditry, prostitution. And it is the Brazilian State that has to give opportunities. And that's why we're not spending as much as the right wing claims. The right wing says we're spending. We are investing R$14 billion and have already helped 200,000 young people. And here in Paraná, that's 280,000 young people. Young people with a nest egg. Yes. And now we're going to universalize it. Now it's going to be for everyone, because I want to tell you, there's only one way for Brazil to take a leap in quality. Hey, Riquão, you're a politician a little older than me, you know that until 2003, this country only had 4,800,000 people in the job market with a university degree. I'll repeat. Until 2003, when I became president, this country only had 4,800,000 people in the job market with a university degree. After a metalworker without a degree became president, today we have 25,500,000 people with degrees in the job market. And we're going to do more because the future of this country lies in the door we open for education. And I'll tell you, the next step now is for us to create more universities, but also to send our youth to study abroad. We have to learn this digital madness, this artificial intelligence thing, because I don't want to be copying the Chinese or the Americans. I want intelligence. Artificial Portuguese language made by Brazilian men and women. We are no worse than anyone else. We are better, more creative in dance, in sports, in beauty, and in everything. This is a commitment to the youth. We will educate them, we will create innovative courses, we will think about the market, the future of work, and we will send our kids to study. Let them study, study. And don't talk about expenses, because investing in a child so they can graduate is the cheapest investment we make, because the return is for the rest of their lives. The return for their family, the return for the Brazilian state. We will also universalize full-time schooling up to high school, spending the whole day at school. It will give you more learning. It won't just be learning that Cabral arrived here, that two plus equals four. That you can't say "less orange," it's "less." I will learn Portuguese, but I will also learn art, culture, environmental issues, the issue of femicide. In other words, we want to give peace of mind to mothers and fathers, to go to work, knowing that their children are in a full-time school, that they won't be competing for the climate. Organized, not by banditry. This is the revolution we are going to make. This is the revolution that is prepared. And now that we've discovered it? Look, my dear future governor, we've discovered oil on the equatorial margin, and the riquel oil is so fine it seems like it's already refined, and the prospect is that there's a lot of oil. We only drilled one well. I traveled 170 km out to sea in a helicopter to get to the platform. Now we're going to drill three more. It's 570 km from the Manaus coast and 175 km from the Amapá coast. Some people say: "But Lula, aren't you saying you're going to end fossil fuels?" I will. But before they end, as I say , we're going to extract them to sell and create a fund again to invest in education, science, and health. This country is tired of being a developing country. This country wants to be a developed country. And to be developed, people need to study, people need to earn a good salary to be able to take care of this. Mind. And especially for women, for women. Dona Lindu, whom you saw there, she was born and died illiterate. She left São Paulo, she left Pernambuco in 1952. I was 7 years old, she and eight children. She came to São Paulo to meet my father, who had come in 1950. Eight children clinging to her skirt. What a surprise! The person who found her beloved was already married to another woman, and the other woman was her cousin. This patience of mine, this patience of mine comes from my mother. My mother didn't fight with my father, she simply left home with eight children. We had nothing but the clothes on our backs. We left with a knife, which was a bread knife, a tub, which is a small barrel cut in half, where we washed clothes and my sisters bathed, and the clothes on our backs. My mother never wanted to even look at my father again, and she raised eight children alone. There were days when there was no food to put on the table, she She didn't complain either. She said, "Not today, but there will be tomorrow ." When I started working at Vilares, at lunchtime, the steak that was meant for me to eat, I would wrap up to take to my mother and my two sisters to eat, because there wasn't any at home. So, my life experience with women is my mother. She is my symbol that a woman cannot be subordinate to someone who behaves like a scoundrel towards her. She can't . That's why I want women to study. That's why in our government, the houses from the "My House, My Life" program are given to women. That's why the family's finances are given to women. That's why women bear the majority of the costs today, because a well-educated woman will work independently, she won't live with anyone for a plate of food. She will live with someone if she likes it. If she doesn't like it, she won't. I joke that sometimes, and when I speak, I speak from a man's experience. I 'm not speaking ill of men, I'm speaking ill of myself. Because many Sometimes the husband arrives at 10 o'clock at night, "Oh, honey, honey, I went, I went to play soccer with my friends, I went to have a drink with my friends. Will you forgive me?" He wants his wife to forgive him, but if she arrives half an hour late, he's already furious. If he arrives and there's no food on the table, he gets angry. Isn't that how it is? The guy lies down on the sofa and says: "Honey, give me a coffee, honey, give me a cold beer." Honey, bring me the towel from the bathroom, honey. Where are my underwear? Learn, damn it! Learn the way to your underwear, the way to your socks. I learned a life lesson. That's how I was , I was a metalworker, that's how it was , women had to do everything. That's when I created the PT (Workers' Party), and that's when people started to organize themselves. One day I got home at 10 pm, and I asked, " Marisa, where's dinner?" It's on the stove. Heat it up and eat it. Me and the children have already eaten. That's when I learned, I learned how to heat it up. I want women to have freedom. Women can be whatever they want, dress however they want, walk however they want, and look for work wherever they want. Women are already learning for the job market. Don't think that a woman says she's a housewife because she likes it. Nobody likes cleaning up baby poop. Nobody likes cleaning the bathroom. Nobody likes scrubbing pots and pans. In other words, that's not why women want to work outside the home. Why don't they go? Because she has children to take care of. They have children to take care of, and now they are learning to fend for themselves. That is why we will have to commit to providing childcare throughout the country so that women do not abandon their beliefs. Now, the most important aspect of women's education is independence. When you have a profession, you can get a better job. And very often people get frustrated because they learn the profession but don't get the job they want immediately. When I graduated as a lathe operator , I went back to the factory to work. There was a man who worked on a lathe near me. He earned three times more than I did. I used to get pissed off. Why did I study? I studied and I have no chance of progressing. I studied. Sometimes we even say, "Why did I study? Because the world will be better for you. You just need the opportunity to appear. And it appeared for me. It appeared for me and it appears for everyone. You just have to be patient. And to generate jobs, the economy has to grow. And for the economy to grow, the government has to invest. And for the government to invest, we need to stop this nonsense, you know, of making surpluses , of having fiscal control, because Brazil's biggest debt is the interest rate we pay, 1 trillion 300 billion in interest. That's the big one. The rest is investment. We have to take the following into account : what do women do? Women are caregivers from the moment they are born. When the husband is sick, who takes him to the doctor? The wife. Isn't that right? It's very difficult for the husband to get a pill to give to his wife, but she 's always ready to hand him the pill. When the child gets sick, who goes to the hospital to take them? The wife. When the father gets sick, who goes Who takes care of us? It's the woman's job. In other words, women are natural caregivers. And what do they gain from it? What is the benefit? They take care of us. That's why we're going to create a care policy in this country so that we don't leave anyone abandoned. People get older and end up in the corner of the room, sitting watching television, sometimes they don't even go to birthday parties anymore. And we're going to announce a care policy for the elderly, for the sick, but also for people who are alone, because old age often leads people to be forgotten. And we're going to take that into account, because today's elderly person was yesterday's teenager. The person receiving their pension is the one who paid yesterday, and more importantly, they were the ones who took care of us. So we have to have a certain reciprocity. That's why I always say : femicide is something every man has to learn. You have to treat your wife with the same respect you treat your mother, because a woman gave birth to you. You were born of a woman. Recognize that and let's go. To give our female companions the respect they deserve. And we can do more than just create laws; we've already passed the National Pact against femicide, we've approved 11 laws. But let me tell you something. The most important thing of all is education. We're going to start from daycare to university. When our boys are born, men have to learn that they are not better than women. They are not more intelligent than women. They can't do everything and women can't do nothing. Isn't that right? When a father has a 14-year-old son, he already wants to take him out partying. Let's go . I want my son to be a big shot and my daughter to stay young until she's 80. It 's not possible, people. It's not possible. So here's the thing, this world is going to change now. It won't change with Bolsonaro. With him, it only gets worse. You know, you went through four years with him. Four years. And I'm going to change this country definitively. That's my commitment. Education elevated to its ultimate consequences. No. There will be a limit to how much we can invest in education. Health. Do you know who created the popular pharmacy program? It was the PT (Workers' Party). Do you know who created SAMU (Mobile Emergency Care Service)? It was the PT. Do you know who created it? You know, now there are specialists, it was us. I remember, I remember here in Paraná, you saw, many times people would go to the doctor, get a prescription, go to the pharmacy, couldn't buy anything, kept the prescription in a cup and died without taking the medicine. Then we created the UPA (Emergency Care Units), we created the UBF (Basic Health Units), the SUS (Unified Health System) started to improve. Then the person goes to the doctor, gets the consultation and we created the popular format. Today, 41 medications for continuous use are given for free. And we don't ask how much a person earns. If the bank owner has the prescription, he will be entitled to the free medication, just like the bank employee who works for him. And now, after the popular pharmacy program, SAMU, and VP (presumably a government agency), what was missing? The specialist. How many of you went to the doctor? He says: "You need to see a specialist." Then you embrace the specialist, it's a year. Back then, when you were a specialist, they would ask you to take a picture of your lungs and heart. It would take another year. Not anymore. Now, just for women, we have almost 80 ambulances traveling across the country, eliminating waiting lists. I took JA from Rio de Janeiro to get a mammogram. You get all the exams a woman needs done in a mobile unit and receive the results immediately. Do you know what that means? That means dignity. Dignity. Everyone has to be treated with respect. The rich say they pay for health insurance. In reality, they don't pay because they deduct it from their income tax. We are the ones who pay. That's the fact. So, comrades, this election isn't about choosing one or the other, it's about choosing what kind of Brazil you want. Forget about the candidates first. Don't even think about the candidates. Write down the Brazil you want, the Brazil you dream of. Based on your dream, choose the person you think will make your dream a reality. Because if you don't do that, you might as well put a fox in the... The henhouse, and he's going to eat your chickens. We saw what happened in four years. And here in Paraná, come here, Rel. Come here, my son. Come here, Gleit Rovia. Here in Paraná it's simple. Here in Paraná it's simple. I'm not going to speak ill of other candidates, I don't know them all, but here there's one candidate who isn't worth the food he eats. He's not worth the food he eats. I wanted to tell you how simple it is for us to decide in these elections. The first vote is for federal deputy. For deputy, you have to choose a person who is in the parties that support this ticket here. Then after you vote for federal deputy, you will vote for senator. You can give two votes for the Senate. Two votes. You vote for one and you vote for the other. Here, whoever votes for Gace votes for Rovinha. Whoever votes for Rovinha votes for Gaceve. Whoever votes for Rovinho from GL votes for R for governor. Whoever votes for me? And here I wanted to make an appeal. Whoever votes for me, I ask you, please, vote for this one. This boy has the DNA to be governor of the state. I know his father, and I know what this boy is capable of. If he 's like his father, that will already be very good. But if he's younger, more educated, and more handsome than his father, he will certainly be better than his father. And if he's better, it will be extraordinarily good for all of us. So, vote for Rosinha, then vote for Gate, vote for Great, from Rosinha, put it here, vote back for him. And after you press all the numbers, if you have any strength left on your finger, vote for Lulinha to establish the Republic . Oh, people, I wanted you to remember something. I'm being very cheeky. I wanted to ask the people who study here, the teachers who are here, journalists, to research a little about the history of Brazil. You can start researching the history of Brazil from the proclamation of the Republic in 1889, when Marshal da Fonseca assumed the presidency, that was a coup against Dom Pedro, but anyway Dom Pedro was already in his sixties, so he had to leave, right? It's a long time. Well, I want you to research from 1889 until now. At what point in history did the Brazilian people have social inclusion? Look, there are two moments, Rão, two. Getúlio Vargas in 1936 with the creation of the minimum wage, which was a revolution for the time. That's why in São Paulo there isn't a street named after Getúlio Vargas, because the São Paulo elite hated Getúlio Vargas. Then, in 1943, Getúlio created the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws). We didn't have a work schedule, we didn't have the right to vacations. You know, during the 1946 constituent assembly, São Paulo businessmen said: "You can't give more vacation time than you should, because if you give more vacation time the worker will drink." He'll drink, he can't give us any. He can't drink, we can't. So Getúlio Vargas did this extraordinary thing and after Getúlio... Vaga, it was the PT (Workers' Party) that did it. I want you to research it because if I've lied or if I've made a mistake, you can guide me. I want you to research it. There is no moment in Brazilian history when any government implemented social inclusion policies, except for Lula and Getúlio, and Dilma and Lula. That's the concrete fact. And what is our choice? Do we want to continue improving or do we want to go backwards ? We can't forget. We can forget the number of ministries that were destroyed, the number of policies. Do you know how long it's been since the minimum wage was increased? 7 years. Do you know how long it's been since the school meal allowance increased? 7 years. Do you know how long it's been since the scholarships for university students were adjusted? 7 years. So, for God's sake, for God's sake, people, it's in your hands, every woman and every man. When you vote, think about the Brazil you want, the Brazil you want for your children, and the future you want. If we are deserving, we We ask for your vote. And I'm sure we'll get it, because we're going to win. I saw the question about going to a second round, we don't have to go. There are many people, we don't have to keep discussing who will win, who will go to the second round. The election has just begun , people. We have 22 days to win because our opponent is very weak. Our opponent is a big liar and I am a victim of his lies. I am a victim of his lies. And he was supported by the national press, which almost made him come to God. In other words, afterwards nobody in the press has the courage to apologize. Sorry, Lula, I lied. Sorry, I was misinformed. No, the press doesn't apologize, it's infallible. But I was in jail because of a lie. I'm still waiting. Where's my farm? And where's my apartment in Guarda? I'm still waiting. Well, you saw that the judge, the judge who did n't want me to take a mini-fridge to put in my cell was convicted. These days, she was punished. So, folks, here's the thing: we have the right to vote for whomever we want. Now, you just can't vote to harm yourselves. For God's sake, don't vote to harm yourselves. Think about it, if you vote with conscience, it's already worth it . But I'll tell you, what we really want, this quartet here and the deputies, is to make Brazil continue to move forward. And lastly, besides all the lies, you know they went to the United States to ask Trump for help. Here in Brazil they use the national flag, but at his rallies in Copacabana it's the American flag. They went to the United States to ask for intervention here in Brazil. Well, I want to be on good terms with the United States, I don't want to fight. Now, Trump knows that I've already told him, I've already told him, don't interfere in the Brazilian election. This country is not a country of mongrels. This country is not a banana republic. This country has 215 million men and women. That's something to be proud of. It's the Brazilian election. The choice of a governor, a mayor, a congressman, a city councilman, and the president of the Republic is solely the Brazilian people's right. It's the right of every woman, of every man. That's why nobody here is going to interfere. And if they interfere, they'll lose the elections here in the country, okay everyone? I want to apologize to the people who are back there. If there were a corridor, I would run all the way there, but there isn't. I'm going to raise my hand to say that I greeted all of you and the people at the window too. The person who was recording can record, can film. Okay. The only thing I want is this: don't forget, to elect this boy here, this girl, and this young man, we need to go out and work. We need not believe lies, we need not listen to fake news. Okay, everyone? Therefore, my dear, a big hug to the people of Paraná and until the victory of Riquão Filho, God willing, of Gle and Rovinha. A hug, everyone. Come on. From within. I know a feeling again. For a long time I waited and my heart keeps beating without fear of being happy. There's a voice they tried to silence. But that star won't go out. And its light illuminates hope. With faith in the future, I'll do better. Without fear of being happy. I want to see it arrive in the "lalá". Our star shines. Lula lá, hope is reborn. Lula lá, Brazil, a child in the joy of embracing. Lula lá, with dignity. Lula lá, Brazil deserves another opportunity to smile and let our star shine. Lula lá, our star shines. Lula lá, hope is reborn. Lula lá, Brazil, a child in the joy of embracing. Lula lá, with dignity . Brazil deserves another opportunity to smile and let our star shine. He was just another Silva with a shining star. He worked all day and took care of his family. He was born in the backlands, went to São Paulo to fight. A life that made history for Brazilians to dream. He went to the foundry door wearing his best shirt. He climbed on the table, spoke to the crowd, gathered. With his friends, he brought the packed courtyard to a standstill. His eyes shone, the crowd was by his side, and he was just another Silvar with his shining star. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. He always looked out for those who were abandoned, for home, food, and work—everything that was sacred. And we understood that Silvar was different. He has the soul of the people and the face of us.