Lula goes to New York to see Clinton and sell confidence.
Former President Lula has a meeting with former US President Bill Clinton this Tuesday, the 11th; afterwards, Lula will give a lecture to businesspeople and investors; the objective: to break the tide of distrust in the Brazilian economy; in Ribeirão Preto, on Sunday, the former president justified the trip: "I'm going to New York because I'm tired of seeing negative news about Brazil in the international media"; the trip will put Lula back in the spotlight of the global media.
247 - Former President Lula begins a mission this Tuesday, the 11th, aimed at conveying confidence in the Brazilian economy to American businesspeople and investors. The Workers' Party leader traveled to New York yesterday, where he will give a lecture and meet with former President Bill Clinton.
The meeting with Clinton is scheduled for today at the Clinton Foundation. In the same city, the Workers' Party member will speak to investors with the strategy, according to aides of the former president, of reversing the negative sentiment with which this public has viewed the economic policy of President Dilma Rousseff.
During an event with presidential candidate Alexandre Padilha in Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of São Paulo, on Sunday, Lula said he was going to the US to participate in a debate where he would defend Brazil's economic policy and attack those responsible for the 2008 economic crisis.
"I'm going to New York because I'm tired of seeing negative news about Brazil in the international media. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the world, and then they talk about inflation. But they don't say that those who advocate for zero inflation are advocating for job losses," he lashed out.
The plan is being put into practice one day after Dilma's pre-campaign was launched by the PT in São Paulo, on Monday night, during the celebrations of the party's 34th anniversary. Its objective is to contribute to improving the candidate's image abroad through her political mentor.
In January of this year, the president traveled to Davos, Switzerland, to fulfill a similar role at the World Economic Forum. Addressing the same audience Lula will speak to in New York, but with business leaders from around the world, Dilma reinforced the country's concern with fiscal responsibility and highlighted public policies against inequality.
Without mincing words, she emphasized Brazil's need for and interest in receiving foreign investment. "Brazil is one of the broadest frontiers of business opportunities. We have always welcomed foreign investment. Brazil needs and wants partnerships with the private sector more than ever," Dilma said in Davos.