In Uruguay, Lula advocates greater presence of women in politics
The president received a tribute and met with Pepe Mujica.
Brazil Agency - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today (25) defended the greater presence of women in politics. On the last day of his trip to Argentina and Uruguay, Lula received a tribute from the city government of Montevideo and said he will work to unify Latin American thought once again.
Lula received the Más Verde medal from the mayor of the Uruguayan capital, Carolina Cosse, in recognition of the efforts made by his administrations in defense of the environment. One of the main figures of the Frente Ampla, a center-left party that opposes the center-right government of President Lacalle Pou, he runs the city with equal staff between men and women. The Brazilian president praised the gender division in Uruguayan politics.
“Visiting Montevideo at a time when a woman, an engineer, is leading this city, is something that is comfortable because, in my party, we have [gender] parity in the party leadership. I learned that here in Montevideo there is also parity. This is an extraordinary step forward. It is a sign that women no longer need to ask permission to be where they want to be,” declared Lula in a speech in the square in front of the city hall.
The Brazilian president also advocated strengthening Mercosur and political unity in Latin America. “It’s only been 20 days since I took office as president of Brazil and one of the things that made me want to be president again is that I want to build unity in South America and strengthen Mercosur so that we can once again become a very strong bloc and improve the lives of the people,” added Lula.
According to Lula, Brazil needs to use the size of its country, its economy and its industrial base to be “more generous” with Latin American countries and treat all nations in the region with respect. “Brazil must treat its relations with political parties and friendly countries with great care. When I travel to a country, I don’t care who the president is, whether he is right-wing, left-wing or centrist. The approach is to treat any head of state in our beloved South America with respect,” he said.
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