At the entrance to the stadium, Lula met with the president of Timão, Augusto Melo, and club idols. The PT member even played ball with former players on the pitch
1 from 2024 – 14h00
(updated at 2:18 pm)
The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is the main guest at the event celebrating Labor Day, today May 1st. The celebration takes place in the parking lot of Neo Química Arena, Corinthians stadium, in Itaquera, in the east zone of São Paulo.
President Lula receives Corinthians shirt with his name during the Labor Day event
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR / Perfil Brasil
Lula arrived at the scene around 11 am. This Wednesday (1st), the trade unions will hold a national event to celebrate Labor Day.
At the entrance, Lula met with the president of Corinthians, Augusto Melo, and club idols. The PT member even played football with former players on the stadium’s lawn.
Union centrals present at the event with Lula:
- Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT);
- Union Force;
- General Workers Union (UGT);
- Central dos Trabalhadores do Brasil (CTB);
- New Workers Union Central (NCST);
- Central of Brazilian Unions (CSB); It is
- Central Inter-Union of the Working and Public Class.
In his speech, President Lula should highlight the employment generation numbers, the increase in the minimum wage, the exemption from income tax (IR) for those earning up to two minimum wages, economic growth and social development, according to information from the Minister of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha.
Although the union centers that participate in the event have convergence on issues such as correcting the IR table and reducing the interest rate, there are different positions on the issue that has caused the most friction between the Powers in Brasília: the exemption of 17 economic and social sectors. small municipalities.
Later, the Culture and Rights festival will take place, with artistic and musical performances, such as the drums of the Gaviões da Fiel samba school and the rapper Dexter. It is estimated that 40 thousand people will participate in the event.
On this Labor Day, I’m going to São Paulo to participate in the unified May 1st event. Brazil has once again created jobs and has a government that respects, values and dialogues with workers. A hug to the workers of our country.
— Lula (@LulaOficial) May 1, 2024
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