Brazilian - Politician | October 27, 1945 -
No one can reap the fruit before planting the trees.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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In Brazil, a poor man goes to jail when he steals. When a rich man steals, he becomes a minister.
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I believe together, with the OAS, everybody condemned the coup d'etat, and everybody is demanding that President Zelaya should go back to the presidency, and they should call for general elections and realize an election. That's what we want. And I believe that President Obama made the right decisions condemning the coup d'etat.
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Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.
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They were two and a half decades in which Brazil had no capacity to invest in infrastructure. Just to give you an idea, in 1989, we had in Brazil about 50,000 project-engineering businesses. When I took office, there were just 8,000. Universities were no longer turning out engineers.
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Brazil is a country that has rich people, as you have in New York City, as you have in Berlin or in London. But we also have poor people like in Bangladesh or in African suburbs.
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It is a coup because while the Brazilian Constitution allows for impeachment, it's necessary for the person to have committed what we call high crimes and misdemeanors. And President Dilma did not commit a high crime nor misdemeanor. Therefore, what is happening is an attempt by some to take power by disrespecting the popular vote.
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I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly.
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My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.
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Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.
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Since 1990, we have been building up the idea that democracy is the best way for sectors that feel socially excluded from politics to win power.
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You're going to be hearing a lot about one scrappy president.
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