Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Zitate auf Englisch

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Venezuela needs to develop; economic growth is essential for the country after so many years of lagging behind.

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

It is important to remember that I am not in the G-8; I am just an invited guest.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

You're going to be hearing a lot about one scrappy president.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I have suggested that Brazilian enterprises invest in Uruguay and Paraguay. These are small economies, so some things can be produced in these countries that will give them greater and more equitable involvement in the Mercosur game.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Venezuela needs to develop; economic growth is essential for the country after so many years of lagging behind.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I have known Evo Morales for many years, since the days of the union movement. From a historical and sociological standpoint, the election of Evo Morales is extraordinary, with great prospects and potential for the Bolivian people.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the huge problems that lie ahead of us.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

In my opinion, the Doha Round is the most important thing that we can do to reduce inequalities, create opportunities, and develop the poorest countries, face up to the struggle against terrorism and strengthen democracy.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I know what unemployment means because I was unemployed for one-and-a-half years, and I know the drama that the worker and unemployed worker faces. I know the world of the labor union better than I think anyone else does.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

The thing is that we live in a presidential system with a parliamentary constitution. Congress has a lot of weight in Brazil, and the president cannot always do when he wants; he does what he can.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

No one has to agree with everything that someone else says. But in state-to-state relations, we have to understand that we can help each other much more doing it that way. We have to be more generous.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva