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Campaigning Lula Leads Independence Day Parade Amid Institutional Storm

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led the Independence Day civic-military parade in Brasília while campaigning for reelection and amid a crisis inside the Supreme Court.
  • The parade highlighted national sovereignty, violence against women and the Women’s World Cup, which Brazil will host next year.
  • Lula defended Brazil’s right to choose its trading partners as tensions continue with the United States, while Supreme Court justices exchanged accusations involving an imprisoned banker and the handling of the case.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led Brazil’s Independence Day parade in Brasília on Monday, appearing in his presidential sash as he campaigns for reelection and faces an institutional storm inside the Supreme Court.

Lula stood alongside Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, his running mate for October’s election, First Lady Rosângela Lula da Silva and the heads of the legislative and judicial branches. The parade centered on three themes of his administration: national sovereignty, the fight against violence against women and the Women’s World Cup, which Brazil will host next year.

Sovereignty, the force that unites Brazil.

· Unknown parade sloganThe slogan led the presentation of troops and served as a central campaign theme for Lula.

The slogan, “Sovereignty, the force that unites Brazil,” led the presentation of the troops. Lula is using the theme to mobilize voters ahead of the presidential election, where recent polls place him narrowly ahead of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

In a radio and television address on Sunday night, Lula defended Brazil’s sovereignty amid diplomatic tensions with the United States under Donald Trump and with Argentina under Javier Milei. Referring to U.S. tariffs of up to 37.5% on some Brazilian products, he said, “No foreign country has the right” to tell Brazil whom it can buy from or sell to. “We are a sovereign country and our decisions belong to us and nobody else,” he said, urging Brazilians not to bow their heads to foreign powers.

No foreign country has the right.

· Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLula rejected foreign pressure over Brazil’s trading decisions.

The national ceremonies coincided with an internal conflict at Brazil’s Supreme Court. Justice Alexandre de Moraes, known internationally for leading the case that sent former President Jair Bolsonaro to prison for an attempted coup, faces scrutiny over his proximity to banker Daniel Vorcaro, who is imprisoned over a major fraud case.

Police identified messages between Vorcaro and De Moraes in which the banker sought protection from investigations and asked days before his arrest whether he should leave the country, according to documents unsealed by the court. The case is being handled by Justice André Mendonça. De Moraes, dissatisfied with the investigation, responded by asking that Mendonça be investigated for abuses and irregularities in the conduct of the process. Supreme Court President Luiz Edson Fachin, who stood a few meters from Lula at the parade, has taken control of the matter.

We are a sovereign country and our decisions belong to us and nobody else.

· Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaThe president emphasized national sovereignty amid tensions with the United States and Argentina.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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