Lula, Alckmin, and Haddad are an "important tripod" of the government, says Janja.
First Lady highlights the role of the president, vice president, and finance minister in fighting US tariffs.
247 - First Lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, praised the partnership between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad (PT), in an interview with Mônica Bergamo, from [source name missing]. Folha de S. PaulAccording to her, the union of the three has been crucial in facing the international economic and political landscape, especially in light of the diplomatic crisis and tariffs imposed by the United States.
“In this, the support of the vice-president [Geraldo Alckmin] has been very important, as has the support of Finance Minister Fernando Haddad. They have been fundamental. It is an important tripod that has been consolidated,” Janja stated.
Crisis with the United States and defense of sovereignty.
The First Lady assessed that the commercial and diplomatic clash with Washington gave new impetus to the Brazilian government. “And did the clash with the US bring this new vigor? I think so. He [Lula] likes to fight the good fight. Although it's not a good fight on their side, he fights the good fight here,” she said.
For Janja, the confrontation strengthened the discourse of national sovereignty, which, according to her, had lost ground on the political agenda. "The tone of the discourse is correct, the tone of sovereignty, which was something we didn't talk about much," she stated.
Reconstruction and new challenges
Janja also highlighted that the first years of Lula's current term were dedicated to rebuilding public policies and ministries. "Realizing that we were going to have to rebuild what we had built in his two previous terms and in Dilma's was distressing. We spent two years doing just that, rebuilding. And it's not exactly pleasant to do that," she recounted.
Still, she said the goal is to move the country beyond recovery. “We need to take a leap to truly become a developed country. Inequality is still very strong, which is why there is a commitment to addressing tariffs and tax fairness. All with the aim of moving the country beyond its usual status, beyond what we're doing in the future. We want to be.”
