President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this Wednesday (17) that the government needs to reach the “correct narrative” to inform the Brazilian people about the things that have happened in the country in recent years. This morning, the president commands the last ministerial meeting of 2025, at the official residence of Granja do Torto, in Brasília.
For the president, the country is in a “broadly favorable” situation, although, according to him, this does not appear as strongly as it should in public opinion polls due to the political polarization in the country. Lula said that the team’s speech needs to be defined for next year’s electoral process.
“The election year will be the year of truth. In other words, we have to create the idea of the moment of truth to show who is who in this country, who does what in this country, what happened before us and what happens when we arrive in government”, he told his ministers, citing actions in several areas, such as economy and social inclusion.
“It is important that we are aware that we need to make the people know what happened in this country. I have the impression that the people still don’t know. I have the impression that we still haven’t got the correct narrative to make the people know how to evaluate the things that happened in this country”, he added.
Lula said he will accept the removal of ministers who want to run for office or re-election. In the 2026 election, the new President of the Republic will be chosen, as well as governors, senators, federal, state and district deputies.
The president also highlighted the team’s ability to coordinate to approve measures of interest to the government in the National Congress, such as income tax exemption and tax reform. For him, the country is experiencing a “unique moment” from an economic point of view, also due to the increase in the investment and financing capacity of public banks.
President Lula reaffirmed his policy that money needs to circulate in the hands of the population. “We need to do much more, because my theory is that a little money in the hands of the people solves the problem. There is no macroeconomics, there is no exchange rate. If there is money in the hands of the people, our problem is solved. The problem of industrialization, consumption, agriculture is solved, the problem of inflation is solved”, he said.
“We put an end to the invisibility of the poor people of this country. We put an end to the invisibility of a people who were only recognized at election time,” stated the president.
After the opening speech of the meeting, the vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin, spoke about the industrial policies under development, and the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, took stock of the first 3 years of the administration.
Speeches by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad are also planned; from the Social Communication Secretariat, Sidônio Palmeira; and the Minister of Institutional Relations, Gleisi Hoffmann.
