“My war is to fight hunger in Brazil,” says Lula da Silva during a visit to Portugal.

“In 2002, US President George W. Bush wanted to go to war with Iraq. […] and invited Brazil to participate,” Lula explained. However, at the time, his war was “against hunger” in Brazil, he said. “Now there are 33 million hungry people in Brazil, and my war again is to fight hunger,” he stressed. After meeting with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Lula felt that “the war between Russia and Ukraine affects humanity”, so it is necessary to “find a group of people who are ready to talk about peace, not about war.” Next to his Brazilian counterpart in Belen Palace, Marcelo testified that “Portugal’s position is different, and he understands that a possible path to peace presupposes the right of Ukraine to be able to respond to an invasion.” Marcelo also recalled the “long and ragged compliment” that his predecessor, Anibal Cavaco Silva, gave to Lula in 2011. The path of the President of Brazil “from an early age was a path of courage in the face of adversity, resilience in the face of obstacles.” , the difficulties of the weakest,” defended Cavaco Silva. “You can’t say it better,” Marcelo remarked.

At the end of the 13th Portuguese-Brazilian Summit, after meeting with Marcelo, Prime Minister António Costa and Lula da Silva condemned the invasion of Ukraine in a Joint Declaration signed by both countries. “heads of government […] expressed regret over Russia’s violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the annexation of parts of its territory as a violation of international law.

DETAILS
PROTECTION witnesses
In order to coordinate the fight against violent and organized crime, the two countries have agreed on a witness protection regime.

CARDS recognized
A memorandum was signed to promote the recognition of driving licenses of citizens of both countries.

EDUCATION with equivalences
Among the measures taken at the Portuguese-Brazilian summit is an agreement on the provision of equivalence in basic and secondary education in order to facilitate access to higher education for those who complete their secondary education in Brazil or Portugal.

MIGRATION FLOWS
An agreement was also reached on cooperation between the public employment services of the two countries in order to manage the regular migration flows of employees.

Protesters support Lulu
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Centro Cultural de Belém this Saturday to support the Brazilian president with phrases such as “Lula, warrior of the Brazilian people.” The PSP kept occasional supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro from concentrating.

Agreement between the EU and MERCOSUR under development
Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa want an early trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur, the South American market, and a fiscal overhaul. for investments directly bilaterally to avoid double taxation. These positions are contained in the Final Declaration of the 13th Portuguese-Brazilian Summit, which took place this Saturday at the Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon.

At this summit, Portugal and Brazil “reaffirmed their interest in increasing bilateral investment” and indicated “infrastructure, energy, new technologies, healthcare, space, defense, seas and oceans” as priority areas for deepening trade and economic relations. . In the final communiqué, the two countries also underline the “strategic importance of an early conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and MERCOSUR.”

“HISTORY OF VIOLENCE”
In a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Margaret Menezes, Culture Minister Pedro Adao e Silva said: “We must know how to live up to this pride in a common history. [com o Brasil]the result of a history of violence, the way Europeans came to South America.”

Liberals criticize Lulu
The leader of the Liberal Initiative, Rui Rocha, criticized Lulu da Silva this Saturday for attacking the EU in Portugal, saying that “the latter, if it does not make peace, promotes war.”

PCP AND SUPPORT
BE leader Katarina Martins appreciated this Saturday the idea of ​​a peace summit proposed by Lula da Silva and noted that it is important to know if Brazil will retain its position in the UN until the end of the war. PKP General Secretary Paulo Raimundo said that Lula’s stance in defense of peace in Ukraine is “a legitimate aspiration and an urgent need.”