“He’s Brazilian, he’s going to live longer than me,” former Uruguayan president José Mujica told the press in relation to his beloved light blue Volkswagen Fusca that has become an emblem of his image and his modesty to live.
During the visit of the Brazilian president, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, to the farm of ‘Pepe’ Mujica and Lucía Topolansky in Rincón del Cerro, west of Montevideo, and they talked about various topics, including the bilateral relationship between Uruguay and Brazil. , MERCOSUR, the CELAC summit and the proposal for a common currency for the Southern bloc, which is beginning to be proposed for commercial purposes.
The three-time Brazilian president could not avoid the temptation of wanting to get on the light blue Fusca, and shared a photo on his social networks taken by his historic photographer, Ricardo Stuckert. “Get in the car, let’s go,” Lula joked as he is seen holding the wheel from the passenger seat.
A humble life and a $1 million car
Although it may look like a beat-up old car, it would be worth a lot more than you might imagine. In 2014, an Arab sheikh offered the ex-president $1 million, but he turned it down because the vehicle was a gift from a friend.
The second offer was received by Mujica some time later from the Mexican ambassador in Uruguay, Felipe Enríquez, who offered him ten trucks in exchange for the light blue Fusca.
“I have no commitment to the irons”, inferring that he would perhaps accept some of the proposals, but finally decided to keep it until today.
