Tarcísio deserves respect, says Lula during event in SP

The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), exchanged different pleasantries this Friday (2.Feb.2024) during the event announcing the partnership between the federal and state governments for the construction of a tunnel between the cities of Santos and Guarujá. It is the largest of the new PAC, budgeted at R$5.8 billion.

Tarcísio was the target of boos when he started speaking and heard shouts from “privatizing”. One of the people shouted to the politician “to go back” for PT, in reference to the period in which he was director of DNIT (National Department of Infrastructure and Transport), in the government of Dilma Rousseff (PT).

Lula asked for respect for Tarcísio, recalled the governor's passage through the PT mandates and said that, although it has “strange” Seeing the politician as Minister of Infrastructure in Bolsonaro's government, politics is changeable.

“I met Tarcísio in Coari, in the middle of the Amazon, working on the gas pipeline. Then Tarcísio worked with Dilma Rousseff, then I found it strange seeing him work with Bolsonaro, but bear with me, it's his choice, and then he beat us in the elections. What will I regret? I have to congratulate him and prepare to defeat him in the next elections”, stated the PT member in a relaxed tone.

Here are Tarcísio’s affections to Lula:

• He began addressing Lula: “I would like to start by greeting the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on this historic day”.
• mitigated the disagreements: “When we add up all the investment that will be made, we will easily spend, President Lula, the R$8 million, and we will do it together. It doesn't matter to have different opinions. What matters is seeing the true public interest.”
• thanked the investment: “It matters that we are going to leave a legacy by working together. Thank you very much for your partnership, President Lula”.

Here are Tarcísio’s affections to Lula:

• called the event “civilizing act” and said that differences must be respected. “This act here means that we need to restore this country to normality. And normality means respecting the right to differences.”
• offered unconditional support: “I want to tell you Tarcísio, you will have everything you need from the Presidency of the Republic, because I am not benefiting the governor, I am benefiting the most important state in the federation, with 42 million inhabitants”.
• stated that Tarcísio deserves respect. “The governor deserves to be treated with great respect in the public activities we carry out.”
• paid tribute to the governor for his dialogue with the federal government. “Congratulations on the democratic relationship between Brazil and São Paulo.”