Luiz
Inácio Lula da Silva
Part
1
For two
months now, I have been unjustly incarcerated without having
committed any crime. For two months I have been unable to travel the
country I love, bringing the message of hope of a better and more
just Brazil, with opportunities for all, as I always did during 45
years of public life.
I was
deprived of my daily life with my sons and my daughter, my grandsons
and granddaughters, my great-granddaughter, my friends and comrades.
But I have no doubt that they have put me here to prevent me from
being with my larger family: the Brazilian people. This is what
distresses me the most, because I know that outside, every day, more
and more families are back to living in the streets, abandoned by the
State that should protect them.
From
where I am, I want to renew the message of faith in Brazil and in our
people. Together, we have been able to overcome difficult times,
serious economic, political and social crises. Together, under my
government, we overcame hunger, unemployment, recession, the enormous
pressures of international capital and its representatives in the
country. Together, we reduced the age-old disease of social
inequality that marked Brazil’s formation: indigenous genocide, the
enslavement of blacks and the exploitation of the workers of the city
and the countryside.
We
fought injustice tirelessly. With our heads held high, we have come
to be considered the most optimistic people in the world. We have
deepened our democracy and we have gained international prominence
with the creation of Unasur, Celac, BRICS and our relationship of
solidarity with African countries. Our voice was heard in the G8 and
in the most important world fora.
I am
sure we can rebuild this country and dream, once again, like a great
nation. That’s what keeps me fighting.
I will
not settle with the suffering of the poorest and the punishment that
is falling on our working class, just as I will not settle with my
situation.
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