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Lula compares the current situation to the crisis of the Vargas government.

According to columnist Ilimar Franco, in a conversation with friends, the former president drew a parallel between the 50s and today's political environment; "Read it, to see if it isn't exactly the same," Lula said about Lira Neto's trilogy; pressured to resign, former president Getúlio Vargas committed suicide on the night of August 24th.

According to columnist Ilimar Franco, in a conversation with friends, the former president drew a parallel between the 50s and today's political environment; "Read it, to see if it isn't exactly the same," Lula said about Lira Neto's trilogy; pressured to resign, former president Getúlio Vargas committed suicide on the night of August 24 (Photo: Roberta Namour)

247 Former President Lula compared the situation experienced by Dilma Rousseff's second term, under an attempted coup by the PSDB party, to the Vargas government. 

According to a note from Ilimar Franco, in a conversation with friends, the former president drew a parallel between the 50s and today's political environment: "Read it, to see if it isn't exactly the same," Lula said about Lira Neto's trilogy. 

Under pressure to resign, former president Getúlio Vargas committed suicide on the night of August 24.