Speaking from Sao Paulo, Brazil, he told Amanpore that the United Nations should have convened an extraordinary general meeting, a virtual assembly, to discuss Covid 19.
“Rulers don’t behave like rulers,” he added. “Everyone thinks for themselves.”
Da Silva also said the G20 should make the coronavirus vaccine immediately available worldwide, and allow poor countries to pay for it at a later date. “People, regardless of how much money the country may have … could have gotten the vaccines … we will give them back [for] That vaccine after we finished with the virus, after winning that battle. “
‘I will not refuse the invitation’
“When the moment comes to fight an election, and if my party and other allies understand that I can be a candidate, and if I am in good health, I have the will and the strength that I have today,” I can assure you that I can’t refuse that invitation, ”the 75-year-old said.
He also said that he was inspired by Biden’s successful presidential campaign. “When I saw Biden elected, I thought he was 77 years old! I am still 75 years old and I say every day that I am 75 years old, but energy and energy are 300 years old.”
Da Silva was released from prison in 2019. In a ruling last week dismissing his charges, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin said the city court in Curitiba found him guilty and proceeded outside his jurisdiction. Fachy ordered a complaint in federal court in Brasilia.
In an interview with Amanpore, Da Silva called his case “the greatest judicial compliment in Brazil’s 500-year history.” He added that he had “no issue” with whether the case would be re-tried or judged. “There is only one Brazilian who wants to know the truth and the only truth in the moment: that is me.”
Whoever runs, the former president said the epidemic-stricken country could not continue with Bolsonaro at the hearing. “We need to call for someone to be elected or re-elected, who has a mindset that is different from Bolsonaro.”
“There is no control in Brazil.” In doing so, Da Silva thwarted the administration’s efforts to end the outrage. He described the lockdown as “necessary” – something Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied – and compared the country’s current coronavirus strategy to that of former US President Donald Trump, saying “here in Brazil and in the US as well, President Trump lacks responsibility.” Was. “
“[Bolsonaro] Likes to wake up in the morning, tell his lies through his mobile phone via social media, and we are publishing fake news because we have never seen it in the history of Brazil, and it is not taking action seriously. , “Da Silva said.
Da Silva also said that Bolsonaro should “fund money for health care and part of our budget should be for small and medium-sized enterprises, and part of the money should be invested in infrastructure that can generate employment.”
Bolsonaro had previously accused Da Silva of being politically motivated in his criticism, and defended his management of the coronavirus epidemic, saying local authorities had been empowered to take necessary control measures and were acting in the economic interest of citizens.
CNN According to the report, some members of the Brazilian public, following the example set by the current president, have failed to adopt measures of social distance. In a message to the people of Brazil, da Silva urged them to stay at home “for the sake of humanity and the nation.”
“We cannot allow a citizen … to think that he has the right to go out on the streets without a mask, to gather and to party without taking part. [into] Note that it can also go back home with the virus and infect mothers, fathers and grandmothers. “
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