Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born October 27, 1945) is the current Brazilian president (2002-present).
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- "I am the son of an illiterate father and mother" (In August 2005 speech [1])
- "Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States sneezes, we sneeze too." (Financial Times, July 7, 2006 [2])
- "The foundation is in place, and now we have to get to work." – about his second term as president (October 29, 2006 [3])
- "If the US is the country that most contributes with greenhouse gases, in the world, it should assume more responsibility to reduce emissions" (The Guardian, May 31, 2007 [4])
- "A long time ago I learned not to put the blame for backwardness in Brazil on the US. We have to blame ourselves. Our backwardness is caused by an elite which for a century didn't think about the majority and subordinated itself to foreign interests." (The Guardian, May 31, 2007 [5])
- This is a crisis that was caused by people, white with blue eyes. And before the crisis they looked as if they knew everything about economics.
- At a 2009 G-20 London Summit in March 2009.
- Financial crisis 'caused by white men with blue eyes, by Andrew Grice, The Independent, 27 March 2009
- "I want to know if the people are in the shit and I want to take the people out of the shit in which they are." – during a speech in São Luís, the capital of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. After recognizing he cursed, he stated: "Of course I cursed. Tomorrow, commentators of the major newspapers will say that Lula cursed, but I'm aware that they curse more than I do everyday, and I'm aware of how the poor people of this country live." "Quero tirar o povo da merda", diz Lula; assista - Folha de S. Paulo
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- "One day we will make land reform in this country, and one day the worker´s class will take control of the production means of this country and they will stop investing in weapons." (Interview to newspaper "Jornal da Tarde", January 1989)
- "This is a government that has not been putting the dirt under the carpet." (June 23, 2005, during a nationally televised speech)
- "The government tries to do what's easy because what's hard is hard."(June 17, 2004 in a speech)
- "(...)When Napoleon went to China (...)". ("O Globo" and several newspapers, May 1, 2004. Note: Napoleon did not travel to China, Marco Polo did)
- "Don't think that you have did a little thing in the history of the humanity, no. Possibly, the citizen who voted for me is not conscious of his gesture in an important country like Brazil." (newspaper "Folha de São Paulo, September 4, 2004)
- "Thank you Fidel Castro. Thank you for you existed". (Opening speech during Foro de São Paulo meeting in Havana.)
- "We do not accept defamations against our partners." (Referring to US criticisms of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, March 29, 2005.)
- "There are many people talking badly about us in the world." (In Ciudad Guyana, Venezuela, March 29, 2005)
- "I am afraid of the isolation." (About his contact to the people)
- "No candidate is better than me". (During campaign for Presidency, newspaper "O Estado de S. Paulo", March 24, 2002)
- "Hope has defeated fear." (After his victory in 2002 Presidential elections in Brazil)
- "Give me a chance as President and I will do in 4 years what the elite didn't do in 40." (In Juiz de Fora, August 1994)
- "I went this time to Gabon to learn how as a president one can get 37 years in power and still apply himself for re-election." (Talking to the President of Costa Rica, August 2004)
