Lula says he has the “obsession” to end hunger in Brazil

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva affirmed this Friday that, in the event of winning the second round of the elections on October 30, his “obsession” is to end hunger.

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“Our candidacy has the fundamental objective of rebuilding this country and that reconstruction goes through an obsession that I have: the obsession to end hunger”declared Lula in a press conference granted in Recife, capital of Pernambuco (northeast), the state where the former president is from.

According to a study by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, 63 million people survive on some 500 reais (about 95 dollars) a month and another 33 million go hungry, living in extreme poverty, with incomes of 105 reais (20.5 dollars) a month. month per capita.

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The majority of people living in extreme poverty are concentrated in the northeast of Brazil, a region where Lula received a higher percentage of votes than his rival, President Jair Bolsonaro.

The former president assured that his “second priority” is to generate jobs, for which he promised to start “a deep discussion” with businessmen about the generation of “more decent and stable jobs.”

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“We want the independent employee to have a system that guarantees a minimum of security when he suffers an accident or his work tool is damaged”, manifested Lula.

The current unemployment rate in Brazil it is 9.3% with 10.1 million people looking for work, according to official data.

In the first round of elections, on October 2, Lula obtained 48.4% of the votes and the current president, Jair Bolsonarowas the second most voted, with 43.2% of the votes.

Voting intention surveys place Lula as the favorite for the second round, which will be held in two weeks, with between five and nine points ahead.

Source: Elcomercio

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