The Vice President of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, said today (10) that Brazilian democracy is strengthened after the quick responses given by the country to the anti-democratic acts of Sunday (8) in Brasília. Alckmin, who is also Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, made the statement after the inauguration ceremony of the new board of ApexBrasil.
“The response was extremely quick and the public safety of the Federal District has already been intervened. There are few cases of camps. Those that existed were demobilized. I think democracy comes out of this episode strengthened”, said Alckmin, also noting that what happened ended up uniting the Three Powers and the federative units in the defense of democracy.
“An important aspect of the Brazilian federation, with President Lula receiving the 27 governors and the president of the Front of Mayors, is that democracy is a very important value closely linked to the economy. It is by consolidating democracy that the economic environment will improve and strengthen, ”he said.
The vice president said that the response to anti-democratic acts will be to punish not only those who carried them out, but those responsible for their funding. In his evaluation, as they have a “transient and passing” aspect, these acts will not harm the country’s economy.
“This is transient. The United States had the Capitol invasion, but that didn’t change the American economy. Economy is competitiveness. We have to work, because we have many opportunities. One of them, which draws a lot of attention, is the issue of the green economy, in the fight against climate change, ”he said.
“Brazil will change its image in the world, from devastating and deforesting the Amazon to a country where the issue of climate change, energy transition and commitment to decarbonization are central. This will attract a lot of investment to Brazil, because, if in the past the question [para empresas investidoras] it was where I produce well and cheaper, now it is where I produce well, cheaper and with carbon emission compensation. The opportunities are extraordinary for Brazil to receive more investment,” she said.
Alckmin, however, stressed that, in order to make clear the commitment to democracy and, consequently, to the economy, “experience shows that what you cannot have is impunity.”
“What was done in the STF [Supremo Tribunal Federal] it’s unbelievable. Real nonsense. It is one thing to disagree or disagree. It’s another thing to want to hit, and that’s a crime, “she said.
Asked about the budget adjustments to be adopted to enable the increase in the minimum wage from R$1,302 to R$1,320, Alckmin limited himself to answering that “the minimum wage is on the way”.
Apex
Regarding the meeting he had at the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), Alckimin said that the Lula government’s priorities include conquering new markets, stimulating micro and small companies, favoring the development of products with added value and innovation.
Alckmin pointed out that common treaties such as those aimed at the European Union and Latin America will receive special attention and that he intends to closely monitor the case of Argentina, where Brazilian exports fell by 40%
The president of ApexBrasil, Jorge Viana, said that this drop in exports to the neighboring country was a result of the lack of “business diplomacy” in the country, something that, according to him, was observed quite intensely in the last four years.
Viana added that, in order to make “a turnaround” in trade relations with the outside world, Brazil will need federated agents, and that this will be one of the agency’s focuses. “We are going to listen, agree and take joint actions to identify, in each state, two or three products that have the potential to gain strength”, he said, stating that everything will involve credit to be obtained from public banks.
Matter updated at 3:38 pm to add statements by Vice President Geraldo Alckimin about the meeting with ApexBrasil.
