Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Politician
1945-10-27
Quotes by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.
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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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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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What most surprises me about Brazil is the extent of the difficulties that we create for ourselves. We create a lot of legislation to control the Brazilian state itself, that this ends up meaning that things don't go with the speed any head of government would like.
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I took office as president in January 2003, and in April 2003, I sent to Congress my first proposal for tax reform. Some parts were voted on, with respect to federal taxes, and then it came to a standstill. Why? Because each state is interested in its own tax reform, has its own tax policy, and each state has its federal deputies and senators.
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Latin America is convinced that, starting with South America, our way forward is to consolidate the process of integration: not theoretical integration - the integration of speeches - but physical integration, with infrastructure, with roads, with railways, with communications, with energy.
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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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