Speech
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  ·  2026-09-16 20:17

16 de setembro de 2026

This investigation that's happening at the Supreme Court will uncover who's really involved in this. I was not president when Alexandre de Moraes was nominated to be a Supreme Court Justice. I wasn't president when they nominated André Mendonça. Therefore, he is the one to blame, not me. And they try to convey the idea that it's ours. They formed the gang, we arrested them. They created the INSS (Brazilian National Social Security Institute) gang. They created the criminal gang during the Bolsonaro government. The one who shares an office with Careca is him, [laughs] Flávio. We took almost 6 billion [music] from them. We've already paid 5 million retirees, investing billions of reais to pay for the theft they committed against social security. What I advocate for is a fair trial, with the right to a defense, but if someone commits a crime, that person has to pay the price.