Brazil is standing strong. And now I invite Sônia Bispo, who will perform the Brazilian national anthem a cappella, to sing it together. They will return. So, let's wait for them to come back, then. They heard from the maddening on the banks of a heroic people, charged, resounding. The sun of freedom shone in fleeting rays across the sky of the homeland. At this moment, if we manage to secure the pledge of this equality with a strong arm in your bosom, O Liberty, I defy our own breast and death itself. Oh beloved and idolized homeland, hail, hail Brazil, may you be a symbol of eternal love. Hello baru who boasts a starry star. And I say, green and laurel, this flag. Peace in the future and glory in the past. But if you rise up from justice, wield a strong club. You will see that one of your sons does not flee from the fight, nor fear those who adore you, even death itself, golden land, among other miles you, Brazil, oh beloved homeland of the children of this land, gentle mother, beloved homeland Brazil. We will now welcome her, a journalist, writer, and PhD in public policy, originally from Porto Alegre, who began her activism in the student movement. She was the youngest city councilwoman in Porto Alegre, a state representative, a federal representative, and the leader of the Rio Grande do Sul delegation in Congress. She was a candidate for vice-president alongside Fernando Haddad in 2018. Laura's mother, Gui's stepmother, and the next senator for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Manuela Dávila. Get ready, get organized, because you're all eyeing the next senator from Rio Grande. Courage that never retreats, the heart of our people. One of us in the senate, to keep looking ahead. Manu, Manu, Manuela, one of us from the Senate. Manu, Manu, Manuela, now 500. A woman who fights, a woman who cares, leaving no one behind. When we advance, the Rio Grande advances even more. Manu, Manu, Manuela, one of us in the Senate. Manu, Manu, Manuela, now vote 500. Good night, Porto Alegre. Good evening, women and men of Rio Grande. It's wonderful to see you all from up here. It seems spectacular, President Lula, that so many people came on this rainy night. I have been given the task of opening our rallies. And I follow this, I feel this as a true tribute to each of the women from Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil who paved the way for our victory in 2022 and who will pave the way for our victory in 2026. Dear President Lula, dear Janja, dear Edgar Pimenta, dear Juliana Brisola, I have been traveling through this state and meeting with the men and women of Rio Grande do Sul, talking, looking them in the eye, meeting the women and men who work. And it is these women and these men, Mr. President, these women and these men who are here at our Grêmio Perez today, who give me the certainty that we here in Rio Grande will pave the way with mobilization, with struggle, with our feet on the ground, with an active voice to defeat the far right and continue opening a new era in our country. I know, dear President Lula, that for this you need reinforcements in Brasília. We need reinforcements to vote for the end of the 6-for-1 pay scale. We need reinforcements so that we stop burying our women and can live in a time when women and men respect each other. We need reinforcements in the Senate to create a time when gambling, which has been destroying families and harming our economy, is prohibited. That is why, President Lula, I am our candidate for the Senate, to help you in Brasília defeat the far right now, but also to open a new era for the Brazilian people. But for this mission, for the mission of filling the space left by a man like Paulo Paim, the task was not small, it was not simple, Mr. President. for this task. We, these eight parties, our movements, the women and men who fight, we want to tell you that this victory that we will sow together, we will sow together, will not be a partial victory, it will be a total victory. We will re- elect Lula in Rio Grande. We will be governed by Edgar and Juliana. This Brisola, who is one of us, this Brisola who is a Juliana, a woman, a mother, and we will send you, President Lula, two senators to Brasília, a woman of struggle and a man committed to Brazil. There will be two of us because there are two seats, two votes, and Rio Grande will not allow any fascist to occupy a seat in the Senate. My friends, my companions, in a few days spring begins. I want to issue a challenge to us, to every man and every woman. Times are tough, the struggle is difficult. We stand with Brazil, with the Brazilian people. We told President Lula again today that we are the ones who want everything investigated. No matter who it hurts. We, men and women committed to education and public health, we, I challenge you, will begin to pave the way for spring on this September 11th, in this Grêmio Peres packed with men and women who build Rio Grande and build Brazil. My request is that in the coming days we talk more, that we explain more about the importance of the battle for the women and men of Rio Grande do Sul. Let's not let that friend think that voting is unimportant, let's not let any 70-year-old in our home abstain from the right to resist the far right and change Brazil. Let's say that this ticket has two men and two women, that we are the ticket of parity, the ticket of equality, the ticket of working women and men. Let us work so that spring may come, so that victory may emerge from our own hands . Rio Grande do Sul has gained a reputation for being conservative in Brazil. For me, it's the Rio Grande of Olívio de Tarso. For me, it's the Rio Grande of Colares and Brizola. For me, Rio Grande is the embodiment of this extraordinary activism. Our victory, Lula's victory, Juliana and Edgar's victory, Manuele and Pimenta's victory will be built by your hands. Sow, work. Whether they are Manuelas, Pimentas, Lulas, Julianas, or Edegars, we, our country, need us, and we need you. There's a little girl here, you've met her when she was little, my daughter Laura. I fight for her every day, just as I know each of you fights for your girls, but we are the ones who look at others and see our own Lauras in them. We fight for everyone. Long live Lula! Long live Juliana Brisola, long live Edgar! Long live Paulo Pimenta! And look at me! Look closely, because I will be the next senator from Rio Grande, one of us for all of us. One of us for all of us. One of us for all of us. Thank you so much Paulo Pimenta, the shining star. Great guy , hard worker, and family man. When the flood came, he immediately sprang into action and became the minister of reconstruction. Now, Pimenta, the shining star, but senator, our strength in Brasília. And we understood that the pepper is different. It has the strength of the people and it reflects who we are . He's on Lula's side with Brisol and Edgar in the Senate with Manuela. He will represent us. Never bow your head, always defend the nation. He's a true Brazilian, with Rio Grande do Sul in his heart. Senator is a firm figure, a shining star. It is the strength of the people. A woman from Rio Grande do Sul living in Brasília. It is the strength of the people. A woman from Rio Grande do Sul living in Brasília. A tr. And now we invite you to speak with these people here who came from all corners of Rio Grande do Sul. He, who is also a journalist, was a city councilor and vice-mayor of Santa Maria, was a state representative and today is a federal representative and leader of the Lula government in the Chamber of Deputies. Let's now hear from our Minister of Reconstruction, who stood by the people of Rio Grande do Sul during a very difficult time in our history. The father of Francisco, Antônio, and Paula, the next senator for Rio Grande do Sul, Paulo Pimenta 131. Good night to Lula's team. Good evening to the team that will elect Juliana and Edgar to the Piratini Palace. Good evening, dear friends. It's a historic night here with this rain that has caused so much suffering in Rio Grande. Today, blessing each and every one of you, dear ones. Comrades, my first words here are of gratitude. Thank you to each and every one of you. I am grateful to Vieira da Cunha and Tamires, who are working alongside me to secure our seat in the Senate. My number is 131, it's Lula's 13 plus the one, which represents each and every one of you. Lula, one more. It's a 31. It's spicy. Senator. We who were together during the most difficult times. How many of you were there on the day of that trial at the TRF4? How many of us were here together in Curitiba to defeat Lava Jato, to defeat lies and persecution, and to make our president Lula president of the nation once again? We are all proud . Now comes the big challenge. It's about making Lula a four-time champion. It's about winning once again and continuing to transform this country, ensuring that our wealth can serve to improve the lives of our people. We are a rich country, we have oil, rare earths, critical minerals, but Brazil belongs to Brazilians. There is no American flag here , there is sovereignty here. Here we have people who don't bow their heads, and we will win this election to defeat the lies. There was an election that represented hope against hatred. This is the truth versus the lie. Let all secrets be revealed. We want the truth to come out. Bolsonomaster financed the campaigns of Bolsonaro and Tarciso. My friends, the NSS scheme financed Lorenzone's campaign and that group on the far right. I want to see all the secrets revealed. We will not accept manipulation. We want the truth to come out, and together we will achieve a great victory. Let's elect Juliana and Edgar. President Lula on January 6th at the Piratini Palace. She is Brizola's granddaughter and Adão Preto's son , governing Rio Grande do Sul. My people, I want to be a senator with your support, to go to Brasília to defend our people, public health, education, our youth, to value people over 60, our retirees, to ensure that the strength of Rio Grande do Sul is represented in Brasília. It 's not easy to replace Paulo Paim, a name so synonymous with the struggle of the working class. And that's why I'm not walking alone. I invited Vieira da Cunha from the PDT party, and I invited Tamires, this courageous Black woman , the only Black woman who is part of all the major party tickets. We are a team, me, Vieira and Atamires. And with your support, we will win this election. I'll say it again, 131 is Lula's 13 , plus the one that represents each and every one of you, dear comrades, as we walk together throughout Rio Grande do Sul. There are three weekends left until the election. Just a few days left. And I want to ask each and every one of you to wear our t-shirt, whether you're a Lula, a Juliana, an Edgar, a Pimenta, or a Manuela. Anyone who has a team like ours is prepared for any competition. Whoever has the team we have will defeat the lies and fake news of the far right and will make Lula win again here in Rio Grande do Sul. The time has come for us to make history, my friends. We are a privileged generation to be involved in politics alongside Lula. Imagine the pride in South Africa of those who worked in politics with Nelson Mandela. Imagine those who had the opportunity to march alongside Martin Luther King, who fought alongside Yerarafá, embracing with all their might the opportunity to campaign for the most important popular leader in the history of this country, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. Lula trusts us. Lula knows he can always trust me, that I've always been by his side during the most difficult times, along with you all, without ever backing down. And now, my friends, comes the greatest challenge of all. It's about building this election in the final stretch to elect two senators, myself and Manuela. But more than that, to bring the people back to the Piratini Palace with Juliana and Edgar and to ensure that Rio Grande do Sul once again elects Luís Inácio Lula da Silva as our president in the first round. Thank you so much for everything, my people. Strength, my people. It's 131, it's Senator Pepper. A big hug and see you when we win. I'm with her, and the Senate is Manuela's. I'm with him. I'm with her. And you, not her, me. Who here wasn't moved by Silva's story, by the star that shines? To tell this story, we will be joined by the Rio Grande do Sul Breaking Federation and the Restinga Cri group. He was just another Silva with a shining star. She worked all day and took care of her family. He was born in the backlands, and went to São Paulo to fight. A life that made history, giving Brazilians something to dream about. He went to the foundry entrance wearing his best shirt. He climbed onto the table, spoke to the crowd, joined the group, and brought the packed courtyard to a standstill. His eyes were shining, the people were by his side, and it was just another whistle with the star shining brightly. 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. It has the soul of the people and it reflects our spirit . They tried to bring him down, they tried to silence him. He confronted the system and made the people prosper. Never bow your head, always defend the nation, carry your faith in your heart and Brazil in your soul. It's Lula da Silva, he's the star that shines. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. It's Lula da Silva, he's the star that shines. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. It's Lula da Silva, he's the star that shines. He is Brazilian, hardworking, and family-oriented. Folks, everyone, comrades, now I want to ask for the special attention of the women so that we can listen together to this Silva, on behalf of all the Marias, the Claudias, the Julias, the hopes that are here today. Let's listen to Janja Lula da Silva. Good evening, Porto Alegre. Good evening, Rio Grande do Sul. Good evening, comrades, and especially good evening, my female comrades. It is a great joy to be here with you all, along with President Lula. And I wanted to express all my gratitude for you being here today , despite this light drizzle and a bit of cold, but we're here together and that's what 's most important. It is a joy for me to be in a state that has the opportunity to elect a woman governor, Juliana Brizola. Let's work together, Juliana, to elect a woman to the Senate, Manu, Manu da Ávila, and to elect many, many female representatives. And here I want to mention one that I have a very special affection for, but here I'm speaking of all our female deputies. Congresswoman Maria do Rosário, a kiss. Are you around ? A kiss. It's a joy. We have the opportunity to elect many, many women to the Brazilian parliament, and that's what we need. I always say, women should vote for women. Excuse me, my colleagues, but I want to say this here, and it's very important. Brazil unfortunately still occupies a very poor position in terms of female representation. So, women, vote for women. Rio Grande do Sul is a state of strong, courageous, determined women, women who confront hatred and misery, women who do not bow their heads and who pave the way for so many others. We know that when a woman reaches a position of power, she opens a door, but when many women reach that position, we begin to change politics. And that's why women like Juliana, Manu, and Maria do Rosário are so necessary. We women are the guardians of democracy, we are the majority of the Brazilian population, and once again, it is us. The future of Brazil is in our hands . We, millions of Brazilian women, are the ones who will re-elect President Lula. We, millions of Brazilian women, are the ones who will not let Brazil return to darkness. We have memories; we remember what we experienced in the not-too-distant past. We know the hunger, abandonment, and neglect of a government that has turned its back on the Brazilian people. We know what the Bolsonaro family was like; they never had a plan for Brazil. We know that his project has always been about power for power's sake, always about protecting his interests and only looking after his own. This is what we continue to see every day. Is this the kind of people we want to govern the country? Definitely not. Brazil needs to continue with those who care for the people, who look after those most in need, who govern for women, for workers, for children, for Brazilian families. And we know who does it. We know. Only one man was able to take Brazil off the hunger map twice. Only one man was able to build the largest number of public universities in our country. Only one man was able to place women at the center of public policy. Only one man was and is capable of defending our democracy and our sovereignty with such pride. And his name is Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. President Lula works every day to ensure food on the table, jobs, healthcare, education, and housing for the people. With him, we are certain that our daughters and sons will have the opportunity to build their own paths. And that's why I said, there were some people in Piauí who didn't find it interesting, but I 'll repeat it here. It is because of all that I have just said that this is the true man anointed by God. A man who lifts 33 million people out of hunger can only be touched by God. My dear friends, we want a Brazil where everyone has opportunities and can live with dignity. And that's why this election matters so much. It's not a difficult choice; it's choosing between those who do nothing and those who do something for the people. It's a choice between those who left the people in the bone-crushing queue and those who took Brazil off the hunger map. It's a choice between those who don't care about the quality of life of workers and those who advocate for the end of the 6x1 work schedule. It's a choice between those who put Brazil on the list of countries that vaccinate the fewest children in the world and those who achieved the highest vaccination coverage in recent years. It's a choice between those who want to hand Brazil over to the United States and those who defend our sovereignty. Who knows that Brazil belongs to Brazilians. and Brazilian. It's a very simple choice, isn't it? Now tell me, this is Lula's team . I'm here with Lula's team. Who here is going to talk to their neighbor, to their neighbor who is still undecided, discouraged? Who's going to do this close combat? That's it, that's what we want. Very good. Let's go for it, because we win elections with votes, not through backroom deals, we win with votes. And the vote is also built through conversation, at home, at work, at school, at church, at family lunches, in a chat with friends in our community. That face-to-face conversation, the kind of words that restore hope to those who are discouraged. And we will also talk to our fathers, mothers, grandparents, and our elderly relatives. It is very important that they go to vote on October 4th, because those who have already lived through a lot and think that perhaps they no longer need to vote, have in their hands the power to decide the future of their children, their grandchildren, and especially the next generations. Every conversation matters, every person matters, every vote matters. A team doesn't win with just one player. A team wins when it plays together. And we are millions of players, and we are the ones who will deliver the fourth title to President Lula. We are millions of Brazilian men and women ready to defend democracy, our rights, and the future of our families. So let's talk and get together . Don't forget, Sunday the 13th is mobilization day. I'll be in the streets of Brasília, talking to people, putting stickers on my chest, carrying President Lula's flag. Let's defend what we have achieved and fight for what we still need to achieve. We already know what it's like to live in darkness, and we don't want to go back there. We want to move forward with courage, with hope, and with the strength of the Brazilian people. Let's go Rio Grande do Sul, together once again make history. Lula is president. And I wanted to show you something. We worked very hard this week. President Lula always demands of us, Mr. President, that we get the material into the hands of our activists. So, open your phones , everyone. Team, put it there. See this QR code? Raise your phones, everyone! There's no internet, look! Yes, I was afraid, folks. Everyone's opening that QR code. This material will show you, and allow you to compare, everything that Lula's government has already done for the Brazilian people with that of a government that has done nothing for Brazil. So that's the material, Mr. President. It's on the page lula.com.br/comparativo, okay? Use the QR code, but you can also go to the website and download this material to use. There's a card, everything's there so you all know what to do, okay? So everyone got it? It's there, folks. Mr. President, I wish you would come here, my love. You know we always have a little surprise for you, right? I'm calling you this out of great respect, you know? Because he's the president of Brazil, but we always have a little surprise planned, my love. And I have a little surprise for you, to bring a little excitement here for you. Help me here. I'm carrying your mother here on my chest because I know how important she is to you, and I wanted you all to see with great affection what we did for you. Please, everyone, I'm going to give you some advice, woman, who's listening to me. Stubbornness. Be stubborn. Believe that life can be the way you've always dreamed it would be. Stubbornness. Your children can enter school and leave with the world ahead of them. She insists on the right to return home without fear. She insists on a healthcare system that takes care of you, woman, and knows how to support you. Don't accept less pay than a man for the same work. You have the right to rest. Tema, no one can lower their voice. much less try to speak for you. Remember these words carefully. Be stubborn, woman, because many things that are rights today were once the result of a woman's stubbornness, which she taught her son to be stubborn too. She used to tell me: "Tea, my son, be persistent. Never lower your head. Dona Lindu is responsible for everything I am in life. That's it. I think if there's one thing Dona Lindu taught, not only him, but teaches each of us, it's to be persistent and never give up. Let's move forward, everyone. Thank you very much, Janja. Now we will welcome this son of farmers, born in Miraguí, who began his career in family farming, graduated in public administration, and followed in the footsteps of his father, Adão Preto, being elected state deputy for three terms and president of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul. He is the national coordinator of the RGI movement, the UN's He for She movement. He was our candidate for governor in 2022 and president of CONAB during Lula's government. The father of Iuri, João, and Ângelo. The next vice-governor of all the people of Rio Grande do Sul, Edgar Preto. Good evening, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and Brazil that is tuned in on social media." From our beloved President Lula. It's wonderful to see you all up here. It's wonderful to see the enthusiasm of the people of Rio Grande do Sul, your willingness to help President Lula win again here in our state. Something that hasn't happened since 2002. Dear President Lula, it's a great joy to receive you here and see you so well, with a smile on your face, in good health, prepared for the fourth title. Rio Grande do Sul will not fail Brazil. We want to help write this beautiful page in Brazilian history, helping Lula become president for the fourth time. I am immensely happy. We were candidates for governor, as we were in 2022. Juliana Brizola, my dear friend, was also running on another path . You know that President Lula greatly desired this alliance of ours, and we joined together, Mr. President, eight parties. It's the PT, the PDT, the PSB, the PSOL, the PCDB, the PV, Avante, and the Sustainability Network. Eight parties. But beyond the parties... Politicians, we have joined forces with the people of Rio Grande do Sul. And I want to say to my colleagues in the PT (Workers' Party), I am immensely honored to be walking alongside Juliana Brizola, the next governor of Rio Grande do Sul. Here in this place, Mr. President, during the 2024 flood, everything was submerged. It looked like a huge river. And if we are rising up, it is because the people of Rio Grande do Sul are a brave, resilient people. But we are also rising up because you and the federal government did not fail us. This state understood and extended a hand when we needed it most. And for that reason, Mr. President, I want to say your name, in the name of these thousands who are here and so many others who could not come. You can count on Rio Grande do Sul. You will win the elections here in the first round in 2026, preparing for your next term. We have joined together because Rio Grande can no longer wait. Rio Grande does not want to be left behind. Juliana Brizola and I, along with Paulo Pimenta, Manuela Dávila, and a large delegation in the Assembly and the Chamber. Federal, let's reclaim the political, economic, and social prominence of our beloved Rio Grande do Sul. This victory, people, this victory is right here. This victory is in our hands, youth. Hello, women. This victory is right here. Hold on to it with all your might. Don't let it slip through your fingers. If you do what you know how to do, if you have the drive I have, get up a little earlier, go to bed a little later, you can look at this guy here, he's the next vice-governor of Rio Grande do Sul, along with you. If this is the victory, if this is the election of our lives, this will also be the great victory of our lives. Imagine in 22 days, on a Sunday at this time, I want to be having a cold beer and I want to hear the voice that will take over Brazil, that Lula's team, Juliana Brizola and Edgar Preto, elected the two Senate seats. It's Manuela and it's Paulo Pimenta. Comrades, choose a candidate, a female candidate, a representative for the Legislative Assembly and for the Federal Chamber. Beat your chests and say: "I am also a candidate." If you do this, Juliana Brizola and I won't need to beg the far-right for help to change our Rio Grande, because we will have a majority in the Legislative Assembly. Comrades, this will possibly be the election with the greatest international intervention. Mark my words. The great American eagle that took flight in the United States thought it would make this country its backyard. It crashed into a rock because it encountered President Lula, who raised his voice and said: "Here , the Brazilian people are in charge ." Comrades, we saw in this Rio Grande those who walked wrapped in a Brazilian flag in front of the barracks calling for a coup d'état. When we needed them most, when we suffered the greatest economic attack that harmed the state's economy, they took down the Brazilian flag and embraced the Trump flag. We will defeat them. Traitors to the nation who will not govern this state. I don't choose my opponent. Neither do I, Juliana Brizola. If it's those who are there now, we'll say that the 12-year term is over. This project has come to an end, and if it's the traitors to the nation, we'll have an even more special satisfaction. Therefore, people, I invite you to talk to those we won't have the opportunity to talk to. If you do what you know how to do, I repeat, in 22 days President Lula will hear in Brasília the news that he won again here in Rio Grande do Sul, that Pimenta and Manuela were elected, that Juliana Brizola and I reached the second round ahead and we will secure our victory. I trust, I am ready. So I ask you, are you ready, comrades? Then let's win the election with the strength of hope , have a celebration and change our Rio Grande. Welcome, President Lula. Welcome, Janja, our first Lady. A hug to Master Olívio Dutra, to Tarso Genro, to the parties that make up the largest political front in our democratic field here in Rio Grande do Sul. A kiss, everyone. Thank you very much, comrades. We ask all those who have tall banners to lower them, because people are having difficulty seeing. So, please, whoever has a candidate's banner, lower it a little so people can see our team here on stage, okay? Thank you very much. Around this unity that we are working to build, it is a unity in the diversity of democratic, progressive and left-wing positions. The PT and the PDT have much more in common than differences. Put my name next to Lula's, and it will be an honor for me to help and support the election of a worker as president of Brazil. Lula used to say to me: "Oh Lula, it's almost natural that you are the heir of labor." " I will accompany Lula feeling extremely honored and flattered." He took my hand, went to the window, raised his hand and said: "We're in this together." "We're going to win these elections." At the age of 3, this woman accompanied her father into exile in Uruguay. During the Brazilian military dictatorship, she was there with him. Today a lawyer and master of law, she began her activism in the PDT youth wing and worked in the international socialist youth wing. She was the municipal secretary of youth in our capital, a city councilor, and a state representative for three terms. Before listening, let's listen here, let's play the video again. Let's listen here because our president Lula really wants to see us work to build unity in the diversity of democratic, progressive, and left-wing positions. The PT and the PDT have much more in common than differences. Put my name next to Lula's, because for me it will be an honor to help support the election of a worker as president of Brazil. Lola used to say to me: "Oh Lula, it's almost natural that you are the heir to trabalhismo (laborism)." I will accompany Lula feeling extremely honored and privileged. He took my hand, went to the window, raised his hand and said: "We're in this together. We're going to win these elections." So now, with all my affection, I call upon your applause for the mother of José Inácio and Angelina, the heiress of the leader of the historic legality movement, and who will be the next governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Juliana Brizola. It's Lula Brizola here. It's the people in Piratin. It's Lula. Brizola here is the people in Piratin. Good evening, Porto Alegre. I want to know who's getting wet in the rain. Come rain or shine. This is the side of democracy, of defending the democratic rule of law. We are making history, but this history, President Lula, does not begin today. I was with you, President Lula, in your office and I asked for your support, and I told you: "I will make sure you win again in Rio Grande do Sul. That is my word, and you will return." And the Lord said, "What? I'm going to make you governor." So this union consists of eight parties. Manuela Pimenta. Dear Governor Tarso, dear Governor Olívio Dutra, we are eight different parties, we don't think alike. We decided to put our differences aside, dear Vieira da Cunha, to sit down at a table and rescue this state of Rio Grande do Sul, which, unfortunately, is 12 years behind. There's something much bigger at stake now. And that's why we joined together. Dear President Lula, it is an honor to receive you here in Rio Grande do Sul, because if there is anyone who did not hesitate during the worst moment in our state's history, that person is Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. Thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of all the people of Rio Grande do Sul, for everything you have done and continue to do for the state. My friends, Lula and Brizola often walked separately, but when Brazil called, when the time was right, Lula and Brizola were always together, defending democracy and the rule of law. And I'm sure, Mr. President, that if my grandfather were here today, he would be very proud of our unity, because we have a mission in this country. We who thought the Constitution was guaranteed, we who thought defending sovereignty was something that would no longer be necessary. Well, my grandfather Leonel Brizola lived outside of that country for 15 years. Thank you, he was persecuted, he was exiled, and he endured so much suffering in his life. And now the fight, or the struggle, against imperialism is back. We thought this was a thing of the past, didn't we? Only those who lived through 1964 know what that means. We have a mission, we did our part, we came together, we put our differences aside. Edgar, you know, Rio Grande do Sul has been living under this economic model for 12 years. They sold everything. They sold our water, they sold our energy, they raised taxes, all in the name of balancing the books. Well, Edgar, get ready because we're inheriting a debt from this economic model that has n't balanced its accounts. It's a debt of 4.8 billion, so where did the money go? Given that we have over 800,000 people on the healthcare waiting list, and given that we have shameful rates in education. And since our Rio Grande hasn't developed economically or socially for a long time, next year we'll go back to paying the debt, the reconstruction fund will end, and it's with President Lula that we 'll sit down and talk so that we can extend the Full Reconstruction Fund. So that we can, President Lula, lift Rio Grande do Sul out of the red, by establishing a constitutional development fund for our state. The Northeast has it, the Midwest has it. We need it now, Mr. President. And that's why I'm on your side, because I know that you are a great Brazilian, a great and true patriot. Senator Paim, dear Janja, I told the president there, I've never given a speech in front of a president. And I want to thank these eight parties for their trust. I want to thank my vice-president, Edgar, for his trust in stepping aside for a woman. I also want to thank my party, the PDT, on behalf of my dear friend Carlos Lupe and the state president Romildo Bouszã, for the opportunity and the trust placed in me. It 's not easy for a woman in politics. It 's not easy. She is always asked if she is prepared, if she is ready. And we, the women of Rio Grande do Sul, the strength of the women of Rio Grande do Sul, I want you to understand one thing. We are going to end femicide here in Rio Grande do Sul. I will call for it, it will be coordinated, this program will be coordinated by myself. I will call the security forces, health services, and social services into my office, and we will put an end to femicide. I am a woman, and there are many, thousands of women here. Here's the thing , the current government has abandoned our women. So this will be a commitment of mine. I'm not going to outsource it to anyone. I will ensure the protection of our women and our children. Folks, we're just a few days away from the election and we need you, each and every one of you. There's very little time left, and we won't be able to go everywhere and talk to everyone. But I know that each and every one of you who gave up the comfort of your home to come here and say: "I have a side, and my side is Lula's side." People, talk to people. Our dear Jan already said: "Talk to your neighbors and think like this: our side is not the side of hate. Our side is the side of dialogue, of respect for the laws, for democracy. When they come to you with hate, saying an offensive word, give them a rose. Give them the red socialist rose of the PDT. We are the side of peace and we want to build this peace for the Brazilian people. When they come with hate, we will come with love. When they come with harsh words, we will offer a flower. My friends, thank you very much. Faith in God, strength, and let's go for victory. Lula president and make him the most voted here in our state. Thank you very much. Much strength. From the backlands to the world. He never bowed down. He carried in his heart the pain of those who dreamed. He took Brazil out of darkness, he returned hope. Today the whole planet stops to see his journey. He returned from the ashes, he returned from prison with the same strength, the same passion. He is not just a man, he is the voice that did not remain silent. It is 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 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. My president, pride of Brazil, may the wind read 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 you appear. How many times have they tried to bring you down, but the more you fall, the stronger you are to return. From the tears of the people, your courage was born. From simple hope, your greatness was born . Today 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 greatest title will be to be loved by the people. Red carpet for the son of the Northeast. Red carpet for the one the people elect. As long as there is a Brazilian dreaming, there will be Lula in their heart, there will be Brazil singing. Lula, Lula, Brazil loves you dearly. Truth. Lula, a story that will never be erased. Lula, my president. Lula, my 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. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande, 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, and who spared no effort to help our state during one of the most difficult moments in recent history. I ask that you receive him tonight with all your energy and joy, our President of the Republic, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. My, my... I only had four roses, so I apologize because I threw the roses too quickly and J is saying I threw them wrong, that I had to kiss the roses. So, please, whoever caught one, consider yourself to be kissed. Dear comrades, my brothers and sisters from Rio Grande do Sul, my... My dear comrade Paim, whom I had the pleasure of meeting as president of the Metalworkers' Union of Canoas, my dear comrade Olívio Dutra, whom I had the opportunity to meet for the first time when he was taking office at the bank workers' union and I was taking office at the metalworkers' union. And the day I met Olívio, I also met Taro Gerro, who was the lawyer for the bank workers' union. In other words, it seems they have differences, but they are umbilically linked. Since 1975, when I met them both. My dear Manuela, my dear Pimenta, and my dear Júlian. When I picked up this microphone, I was thinking about what to say to the people of Rio Grande do Sul. I can't ask to turn off this light, because that's wonderful. Now I'm seeing the people who are back there. I was thinking about what to say to these extraordinary people, whom I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time in 1975, and when I came to participate in Olívio Dutra's inauguration, they told me there in São Paulo: "Hey, Lula, you're going to get to know the most politically engaged state in Brazil." And so I was left with this image of the people of Rio Grande do Sul, and how many times, during Tarso's campaigns, Olívio's campaigns, and the campaigns of so many comrades, I heard you all singing "Lula is from Rio Grande do Sul ." How many times? How many? I once was a deputy, I. Hey Jeanja, don't go away, stay here. I wanted to tell you many things. I wanted to speak. There's a song by Roberto Carlos where he says: "I have so much to tell you, but words can't express how great my love is for you." Since I can't sing, I'll just say a few things to you. My love, I love you. I 'm 80 years old, 80 already. But I wanted to tell you that I'm living my best moment on planet Earth as a human being. I'm a man in love with my wife. I'm in love with my party. I'm very proud to tell everyone that my party has a flag the color of the blood in my heart and the guiding star that has so often guided humanity through an unknown world. I'm very proud to be here to support the granddaughter of Dr. Nel de Moura Brizola, a man who used to call me "bearded toad." And I understood very well that so many times Brizola argued with me and I argued with him. I understood very well. But I want to tell you one thing. Rarely has this country produced a political leader of the quality and character of our comrade. Brisola. In these difficult times, we realize how much we miss a man like Brisola in politics. Brisola, even when he made mistakes, got more things right than the fascist far-right that wants to govern this country. So, I started thinking about what to say to you. I learned to have patience, which is an art that gives human beings a better quality of life. It's about not being hasty about anything, thinking, rethinking, thinking again before making a decision. And because I learned to have patience, I learned it from my mother when she did n't have food to put in the pot to cook for us. She would say: "My children, today I don't have it, but tomorrow I will." And this prophecy of my mother, that today there is n't and tomorrow there will be, has guided my life until now. I have a lot of patience to make decisions, and look how funny, it took us two years to uncover the INSF gang, two years investigating at the Comptroller General's Office. Me, comrade Olívio Dutra and comrade Tarf, me, As President of the Republic, I defended the idea that we should open a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) into social security, but people thought it wasn't from within, that we were the government. How could I open the CPI? The right wing opened it and tried to shift the responsibility for the corruption in social security onto our shoulders. And thank God we had a man like Pimenta to defend us within the National Congress and unmask the NSF gang that was discovered, that they set it up. It was created during Bolsonaro's government, it was dismantled by me, they got rich during Bolsonaro's government, and they are all in prison during my government. We paid 3.5 billion reais to all 5 million retirees and pensioners who were robbed of social security. We paid and have already taken more than R$ 6 billion from the thieves' assets, which we will reimburse the Union with the assets we took from them. But they didn't stop there. They didn't stop there. They created a banker called Vocaro in 2019. In their time, the bandit became a banker. In my term, he became a prisoner, because it was the biggest coup in the history of this country. I started this year saying that this was the year of the supremacy of truth over lies. Because telling lies is very easy. You don't have to explain a lie, especially now with cell phones and the internet. We can speak ill of anyone, you don't have to give an explanation, but whoever speaks the truth has to explain. Whoever speaks the truth needs to explain. And I decided to say, this is the year, there are only 22 or 23 days left for the truth not to overshadow the lie and for us to continue governing this country to do what still needs to be done . I know what I did. I know what I did. I am very proud, comrades, to tell you, this country has had a president of the Republic since 1889, when Marshal Deodoro took over after the coup against Dom Pedro. Since 1889, I challenge university professors and specialists to research and tell me if it was one day, one month, or one year. The state of Rio Grande do Sul received the amount of investment it did with Lula and Dilma as presidents of this country. You can research it, research all the presidents, and you can also research which president of the Republic came after the Proclamation of the Republic. Note that I 'm talking about 1889. Research all the presidents so you know who did the most social inclusion policies in this country. I know there are many people from the PDT here, and I wanted to tell you something: there are two moments in the history of this country regarding social inclusion. First, Getúlio Vargas in 1936, creating the minimum wage, and then Getúlio Vargas in 1943, creating the CLT ( Consolidation of Labor Laws), which many people criticize today, but they don't know that in 1943 the world of work was almost slavery, because we did n't have working hours, we didn't have the right to vacations, we didn't have the right to any benefits. And after Getúlio Vargas, research, research universities, research to find out if there is a president of the Republic who did half of what he did. Dilma and Lula's social inclusion in this country. You can research it, you can research it. Because only with absolute truth will we be able to prove what has changed in this country. My water, Jian. Oh, after two kisses, I deserve water, right? I always count on Tát and my companion Olívio. I always tell a story. Christopher Columbus arrived in the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo in 492. 8 years before Cabral arrived here. In 1532, Santo Domingo already had its first university. 40 years after the discovery, Santo Domingo already had a university. Cabral arrived here, left there in 1000, arrived here in 1500. Our first federal university, okay, was created in 1920. The first one, and it wasn't created to serve the interests of the people, it was created because the King of Belgium was going to Brazil, and the king only visited Brazil if he had a title of Dr. Honoris Calouste. Since we did n't have a university, they decided to create the University of Brazil. It took 420 years, dear Juliana, to... To build the first university. Now look what happened in 15 years. The entire Brazilian elite, from Dom Pedro to Dom João VI until I became president. The entire Brazilian elite only built 140, 144 federal university campuses in over 500 years. Dilma and I, in 16 years, created 200 more than they did in 500 years. They took 100 years to create Federal Institutes, 140 Federal Institutes in 100 years. Dilma and I, in 16 years, and now I will complete 602 federal institutes in this country. And look how funny, Jorgia gave me my number here for the universities, for the institute. It's the first, I think it is. It's the first here. The second too. The second too. Look here in Rio Grande do Sul, this year we only created one new campus here, which was the UF RGF in Casqueira do Sul. But throughout history, throughout history, 30 campuses here in this state, 22 were Lula and... Dilma, 75% of the university campuses here were created by us, thanks to the University of Pampa law, which you were Minister of Education when we created. Look, in this state we have 228,000 high school students receiving financial aid . And why did we create this aid? Because children were dropping out to work, and we felt we needed to provide savings. We are ensuring that people can study. Furthermore, there are federal institutes. Last year, during my term, not a single Federal Institute was built here in Rio Grande do Sul. In my term, we have nine new units, nine new federal institutes, just this year, just in this term. Now, look at this interesting point. This is called thinking about the future of the 53 federal institutes in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Do you know who built 41? Dilma and I. We did quarantine. So I keep thinking, who really thinks about the future of Brazilian youth? Is it those who don't invest in education or those who do? And now you can write this down in your notebooks, in this next term we... There will be full-time schooling, including high school, for all Brazilian students. Children shouldn't just spend 4 hours at school missing out on math, Portuguese, or learning about Cabral's arrival in Brazil. No, they need to learn more things, they need to learn about culture, they need to learn about art, they need to learn to dance, they need to learn to sing, they need to learn about environmental issues, they need to learn, you know, about defending our environment. Children need to learn everything, not just math and Portuguese. And that's why we're going to have full-time schooling to guarantee that you mothers, you fathers, can go to work peacefully, knowing that your children will be safe in a full-time school , learning whatever they want to learn. I don't promise to teach them how to play soccer, because if I teach soccer, Olívio will want to sign them for Internacional, I'll want to take them to Corinthians, and then it won't work out. Another thing I wanted to tell you, I want to tell you now, my love, I want to tell you the women's numbers. I've decided to tell women now, get ready, get ready. Okay, let's get this straight . First, this one about economics, about economics. Olívio Duta, who's an economist, Taro, who's a lawyer, and Pain, who's a metalworker by profession. I'm going to tell you something. In our current term, we have the best accumulated inflation in four years in the history of Brazil. Pay attention, Olívio. The best accumulated inflation in four years in Brazil. We increased the minimum wage above inflation in all our terms. We have the largest number of workers with professional positions. This year alone, we created 10 million new jobs between the public and private sectors. We have the highest growth in total wages. And an important fact: do you know what the food inflation was during Bolsonaro's four years? 56%. Do you know what our food inflation was ? 13%. Five times less. But even so, I know the cost of living is high. I know you go to the supermarket and things are expensive. I know, meat is expensive, coffee is expensive. Last year, eggs were sky-high. Do you know how many eggs... Chickens, how many eggs do Brazilian chickens lay per year? Oh, do you have any idea how many eggs our chickens lay per year? 60 billion eggs. Our chickens lay 60 billion, and don't waste them in life. It's a girl and a boy with full bellies, with full bellies. Paulo Freire. Paulo Freire used to say to me: "Oh Lula, Lula, food is a fantastic thing." The food is fantastic. No one is ugly if they have a full belly. There is no one who is not intelligent. If you have an ugly belly, it's the hunger that makes your stomach rumble, that makes people become skinny, that makes your mouth look misshapen and causes such a strong desire to eat. And I'm not going to let that happen again in this country. And I wanted for you what we did for women. My business now is n't like that, look. It's because you've done so much for women. And that. Give me my water, for God's sake . There you go. Hey guys, when I was a metalworker, I'd arrive at the factory gate, my mouth would get dry, and the guy would give me a shot of cachaça, all good and carefree. Now I can't just drink water. My mouth is rusty and I can't speak. I want to talk to the women, come here and hold my file, damn it. Share it with me. Look, in this country they've never cared about women the way we do, starting with the first term. In January, Janja and I went to have breakfast with her , and she was on her phone, crying. Honey, a woman was killed yesterday, I don't know where, honey. There in Pernambuco, the woman was pregnant; she had three children. The husband locked the house and set it on fire with his wife inside, and he's crying. Honey, did you see him in the elevator? The guy punched his girlfriend in the face 60 times. Honey, did you see that the ex-boyfriend ran over his ex-girlfriend and dragged her around in the car? 1 kg and cries. I told you, you know what? I will take responsibility for putting an end to femicide in Brazil, and we have made a pact against femicide. I called the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, I called the President of the Senate, and I called the Speaker of the House. Then we made the pact in February. After we made the pact, we have already approved 11 laws, 11 new laws, four decrees, 34,000 arrests of aggressors, 167,000 protective measures, and provided assistance to 407,000 people. Jin woman, this after the pact. Look at this interesting thing. Timeframe for analyzing protective measures. Before the pact, it took a woman 16 days to receive protective assistance. Today it only takes her three days, five times longer. Call 180 for women to report when they have been assaulted. Between 2019 and 2022, only 9,000 people called. During my term in office after the pact, 439,000 women called to report assault. Do you know what that means? It signifies confidence in the women's healthcare policy that we are implementing. And I can tell you, loud and clear. I am a man. I learned it from my mother at Lid. My son, if you get married and have disagreements with your wife, never raise your hand to her. What a shame, get out of the house and leave your wife in peace. And today I want to tell you, jealousy is not a disease. Jealousy is a lack of integrity, a lack of character. Because a guy who has a crush on his wife is because he doesn't trust her. And those who don't truly trust each other shouldn't live together. And with harmony within the home, with children seeing their father and mother hugging, kissing, and talking, this family will grow in peace and progress greatly. Therefore, I want to say to the men of my kind: there will be no truce. The man who hits the woman will be arrested. There will be no truce. I know it's not just a prison problem. We need a problem-solving approach to education, from preschool to university. Children need to know from a young age that boys are not better than girls, not stronger than girls, not more intelligent than girls. He needs to understand that women are his equals, sometimes more intelligent, sometimes more skilled than he is. And he needs to know that if he doesn't like women, we need to tell him, "You son of a [ __ ], you came from a woman's womb, so respect women like you respect your mother." So this is a commitment I have, and if I fail, Jantar will come near me to beat me up. Here's the thing. Squid. Pay attention, ladies. Hey Juliana, you who say you're going to set up an office inside your wife's office , pay attention, Juliana. Support for women who are victims of violence. The Brazilian Women's Center has 13 centers in operation and 31 under construction. We're going to 44. The Juliana Women's Referral Center has 14 operational units and another 17 under construction. More dignity during menstruation. 3.4 million girls receive benefits. Contraceptive implant. The one that's placed here in the arm, which gives the woman more security than the contraceptive, it gives Implon a 3-year guarantee, a guarantee that the woman won't get pregnant. And Mexico was the country that had bought the most planon, buying 80,000. We bought 1,800 to administer to anyone who wants to use them, because a person cannot become pregnant by accident. Pregnancy needs to be planned, and that's why people need to take care of themselves. No one can have a child if they don't want to have a child. People only want to have children when they can afford to give them one. If a man wants, we'll make him carry a child in his belly so he can find out if it's good to carry a child kicking in his belly for 9 months. He'll realize that he needs to plan the pregnancy with his wife. There's also a mobile women's health unit. We have 64 mobile consultation and examination units. They represent 43% of the total tests. Mobile units traveling throughout Brazil, performing all kinds of imaging exams on women to find out if they have cancer. All types of exams, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, PET scans, and any and all types of exams. And then we'll have 150 mobile units traveling throughout Brazil all the time , because we want to eliminate the waiting list for healthcare in this country. Telehealth services: 100,000 calls per month for women experiencing violence and mothers of children with disabilities. The mother who has a child with health problems, a child with a disability, and a child, you know, with any problem, we will have a care policy. Another thing I want to do, another thing I want to do, and this is important, is the issue of cancer prevention. You know that cancer is the leading cause of death in the world today. I've had throat cancer, thank God I'm alive. Now I've started wearing a hat because I developed a skin condition called clantice, and I had to undergo radiotherapy. And look how funny, every Brazilian state now has a machine to perform radiotherapy, from Râba to Rio Grande do Sul. All of them. Some more. The machine that the poor person will use for radiotherapy. Ritherapy was something for the rich. Ritherapy was something for the rich. The poor died without doing anything. Now, anyone from the humblest garbage collector to the humblest recycler to the richest person will be able to do the same thing that Trump does, that the CPI does, and that I do, because what we want is to guarantee defense, respect, and dignity for the people. You know that we were the ones who created the "Popular Pharmacy" program, which today provides 41 types of medication for continuous use free of charge, and there will be more. Now, in a more accessible format, we're going to take the exam. We're going to do the test so that women don't need to schedule appointments at a lab. There's still more to come. There's something more feminine about this, folks. Over 8 million mammograms have already been performed during my term in office. More than 8 million. Janja, I went to Rio de Janeiro to see the mobile mammography unit and took her there so she could have a mammogram. It's a more modern machine that hurts women's breasts less, and it helps them overcome their fear of having exams for the cervix, uterus, breast cancer, and anything else. There you go, come here, Jan. Regarding the structural laws we've created since 1943, this country fought for women to earn the same salary as men and to move down from the same position. It was only last year that we managed to get the equal pay law passed in the Senate . A woman who works in the same job as a man should earn the same salary as him. Some husbands don't like their wives earning more than they do, but when a woman earns more, she stands tall and doesn't tolerate disrespect. That's why I think women need to study, because women who study have a profession, and men also need to study, because with a profession they will earn more and take care of their families. But women are more than just a salary; they are independence. It's independence. She will live with the person because she likes the person, because she is treated well by the person. If the guy thinks he's the big shot and says, "Honey, bring me my underwear, honey, bring me some soap, honey, get me a cold beer, honey." The woman says: "My dear, take care of yourself, man. I'm not a waitress, I'm your wife. Call me over so we can cuddle a little. Call me over to give me a kiss, to hug me, just to serve you. Because that's how it is, we try on the sofa, stretch our legs and stay, love, even love, the coffee, love. When a woman is independent, she loves, it's for something else. What you need is a waitress and I 'm not a waitress. So, folks, another thing was the digital ECA (Statute of the Child and Adolescent) that we created. The digital ECA is a revolution in protecting the girls and boys of this country. Another thing. Another thing, Bossa Família (Family Support Program), 84% of the 19 million families benefited are headed by women. Of those, 60,153,000 are pregnant women benefiting because the money goes to the woman. 95% of the 14 million families are headed by women. My house, my life, you know? We hired in In 2016, 85% of the houses... The key is given to the woman because the woman has more responsibility for the family. She won't want to sell her nest. The man might want to sell his nest and jump ship. But not the woman; the woman puts her little ones in there and takes care of them. She doesn't let anyone mess with them. There's nothing nobler than a woman's relationship with her children. There's nothing nobler. That's why I say, to govern this country of P da Ferto, we need to govern with a mother's heart, because a mother is the most just thing God puts on Earth. A mother, if she has five children and five steaks, nobody will eat one and a half steaks. Everyone will eat one. Now, if there's a weak one, she'll give that weak one more attention . That's what I do with the humblest people. I give them more attention because all the policies are geared towards these people. Well, comrades, I'm talking a lot about women here. Let me give you some more numbers so you know who takes care of the... Women in this country. If you come here, you won't know how I managed the company to register. I'm talking to you here about the company, colleagues, talking to you. For UNI, 70% of the beneficiaries are loyal women. 70.3% of the contracts signed are women. Pronera. 55% of the 18,000 enrolled are women, future scientists, a program of the Ministry of Technology, 1,900 students and teachers from the public network. Proncep, 41% of the operations were carried out by women. PAA, 60% of the farmers benefited are women. Food program. 98,000 women received credit for the technological renewal of agricultural mechanization. Documentation drive, 68% are women. Women's participation in positions, only 38%. Women are still participating little. And I wanted to remind you of something Jor already said. Do you remember? South Africa had 27 million black people and 6 million white people. Who Did they govern? The whites were famously apart. 27 million were dominated by 6 million. Then they fought. Mandela was imprisoned for that, got out of jail for that, and it ended in the end. And today black people govern South Africa. Well, why is it that women, who are the majority in society, have so few women in the Chamber, in the mayor's office, in the government? Do you know why? It's because something called political awareness is lacking. The day women discover that women have to vote for women, but it's necessary to know if the woman is fascist or not. It's necessary to know, because there are women on the other side too. Did you see that woman who picked up a gun to kill a man and ran to Italy? You can't elect a woman like that. You have to elect women who like men, who like women, who like children, who like family, women with a capital W, because I saw that workers also believe in workers, and we make up the majority. Look at the absurdity. There are 270 deputies from the rural caucus and only two landless people there. The workers, the majority, why are they so few? Because no farmer... No farmer, not even here in Rio Grande do Sul, Olívio Dutra, not even that one who died, that Esperoto who was the worst employer leader I've ever known , not even he, if he were a candidate, would wear a farmer's hat, because when he 's a candidate, he's not a farmer, he's a lawyer, he's a pharmacist, he's a doctor, he's a dentist, he only becomes a farmer in the Chamber. In the Chamber, and you know that. Because Adam, where's the black man? You have to elect more people, man. More workers. You are the majority, man, it's possible that we ca n't talk about the front that I'm going to talk to you about now. So, excuse me, the following, it's raining, it 's raining, and to look, I wanted to tell you the following, folks. The hat you took off and everything got lacquered. Let me, let me finish. I know it's raining, but a gaucho is a gaucho made of sugar. Therefore, it's not a downpour like this that's going to ruin us. Well, let me tell you something. Look how this year It's easy for us to win the elections. See how easy it is. First, you'll have to vote for federal deputy. They're cunning. They put him first because if they put the president in first place, nobody will vote for deputy afterwards. So here's the thing. First, you'll vote for deputies from our team, from the eight parties that are with us. No voting, no voting for that doctor here who advised Bolsonaro not to get vaccinated. No voting for a doctor who says that getting vaccinated turns you into an alligator, turns you gay. Nothing. Well then. So you have to vote first for federal deputy from our team, then you have to vote for senator. That day, Júnior, I discovered that people in the middle class don't know that there are two votes this year. So there are two votes for the Senate. So whoever votes for comrade Manuela knows, votes for Juliana for governor and votes for Pimenta. Voted for Manuela, votes for Pimenta. Voted for Pimenta, votes for Manuela. It's a win-win game between the two. Now, whoever votes for Pimenta votes for Manuela. Whoever Vote for Manuela, vote for Jana for governor. And then we'll elect the first female governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It's important to remember, it's important to remember that Rio Grande do Sul has already elected the first female president in the history of this country. Well, now, whoever votes for Manuela, votes for Pimenta, and will boo Preto, because wherever Juliana goes, he goes too. So see, see how easy it is to win the elections. Vote for deputy, vote for two senators, vote for Juliana. And if you still have the strength to squeeze, vote for Lulia for president of the Republic. Whoever votes for Pimenta votes for me, whoever votes for the biggest one votes for me. Whoever votes for Jana votes for me. And whoever votes for me votes for all three. Then the elections are won. They 're won. It's the people of the lalári. It's the people of Patin, it 's here. It's the people. Folks, I wanted to finish, I wanted you to pay attention. The right wing has grown a lot in the world, a lot all over the world. And the far right. President, the The far-right, represented by the President of the United States, has been trying to influence several elections in Latin America. In many elections, Trump has been the model campaign manager for the far-right. I'm going to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. I have never interfered in the elections of another country, and I have warned you, I've already spoken to Trump on the phone, don't meddle in Brazilian elections, because if you do, you will lose. I want to have a civilized relationship with the United States. It's 2003 years of diplomatic relations. Now, here's the thing: I am the son of Dona Lindu. Not dying of hunger until I turned 5 years old is already a miracle. Not having a university degree and being elected president of the Republic three times is another miracle. Having your trust is another miracle. And therefore, from miracle to miracle, no president of another country will interfere in our elections. None. And if they do, they will lose, because I will meet with Trump on the 23rd at the UN. You know that at the UN I am the first to speak, then Trump speaks. So he will be behind me. Watching me speak, and then watching him speak, I'll say: "Hey shorty, he's taller than me." I'll say: "I don't interfere in American elections, because American elections are something that interests the American people." You were elected, and I respect the election results. Now, please don't mess with Dona Lindu's son , because I like everyone. I like to respect and I like to be respected. And I want to tell you, we are going to win the elections again. Now it's important for you to know that it's not me who has to win, it's you. When in doubt, it's up to you to choose Juliana. Because look, when you go to vote, you have to think not about the candidate. Think about yourself. Think about yourself. See what you want for yourself. See if you want more. Consider what you want from education. See what you want in anything. And vote for someone you know will take care of it, because otherwise things won't work out. And young people, get ready, get ready, because we're going to give you a hard time. We're going to create innovative courses because Lulia from Pernambuco, Dona Lindu's daughter, doesn't want to learn artificial intelligence in Chinese or English. We want artificial intelligence in Portuguese. And that's why we want to train thousands and thousands of young people, send them abroad to study, to China, to the United States, to Germany, wherever they need to go, because we don't want to be just exporters of meat, iron ore, or soybeans. We want to export knowledge and intelligence, which is what adds value. Therefore, my dear comrades, I ask you from the bottom of my heart, Brizola may have died for some, but Brizola is in this woman's DNA. I am religious, but I don't think my mother ever died. My mother died in '80. I was in jail because of the metalworkers' strike. I don't know if you all know, but I talk to my mother every day. I talk to my mother every single day . When I'm in trouble, I ask my mother for help, because my mother didn't die. My mother is in my air, in my DNA. I am my mother in life, my sisters, and my mother. So I want you all to know, putting it in this girl here means recovering. The dignity of a man who may have done many wrong things, but the elders know. If it weren't for the engineer Leonaldo de Morabrizola, this state wouldn't have had the education system it had when all the other states were very backward. He was the kind of man who had the foresight to build schools in shacks, ensuring that people could get an education. That journalist who was a senator, what's her name? Amelia. Ana Mélia. Ana Amélia. One day I went to interview Ana Amélia, she should speak about this publicly. She said to me, "Mr. President, I wasn't president, it was just Lula." She said: "Oh Lula, do you know why I studied? Because Brizola built a school in a shack and I was able to study. I should say this publicly, because when we want people to study, we do it under the shade of a tree. And I want to tell you, nobody, there is nobody in the world who will take away my obsession with guaranteeing all the children in this country the right to be doctors, to be whatever they want, to have a profession and to be able to say that the Brazilian people are not inferior to anyone. We are all equal. What we need is opportunity and you will have opportunity because our government is opportunity. A kiss on the heart, may God bless you and do n't forget to vote, vote for Vanuela, Juliana and Camp Pimenta. And if you have any strength left, vote for Lula for president and we will win. A hug, everyone. Sorry, it was my imagination. A hug for you. You also have votes. If you want to come back, here they are. Look, look at the candidates here." Estrela 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. 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