Brazilians lived better under Lula da Silva, but were robbed, says Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On May 16, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said he agreed that the Brazilian population lived better during the time of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government. He affirmed, however, that the Workers’ Party (PT) government would have been “much better” if it did not account for corruption cases.
“They say that in his time [the government of former president Lula da Silva], the people lived a little better than today. Of course, they did, I agree. We have a post-pandemic of “stay at home,” a war; but back then, when we lived better, we could have lived much better if they hadn’t stolen so much,” Bolsonaro told supporters in Brasilia.
The speech video was published on a YouTube channel that broadcasts Bolsonaro’s daily conversations with supporters at the Alvorada Palace.
April inflation was 1.06%, the highest for the month since 1996. The IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) released the price index on May 11.
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