Three days before the elections, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) launched this Thursday (27) a document in which he promises to combine fiscal and social responsibility, if elected.
“Responsible fiscal policy must follow clear and realistic rules, with multi-annual commitments, compatible with facing the social emergency we are experiencing and with the need to reactivate public and private investment to lift the country out of stagnation”, says the text. “We are aware of our responsibility.”
In the text, called “Letter to Brazil of Tomorrow”, the former president lists 13 priority points. The document summarizes promises announced throughout the campaign, in an attempt to assuage fears in the market.
In the letter, Lula promises to resume works and investment in infrastructure. It also incorporates proposals from Senator Simone Tebet (MDB) in promising to end the lines in health.
“We are going to invest in public and social services, in economic infrastructure and in strategic natural resources. Public banks, especially BNDES, and companies that promote growth and technological innovation, such as Petrobras, will play a fundamental role in this new cycle”, he says.
“At the same time, we are going to boost cooperativism and the solidary and popular economy. The economy will turn again and the people will return and be included in the Budget”, he adds.
According to the letter, “the first measures of our government will be to rescue 33 million people from hunger and rescue over 100 million Brazilians from poverty.”
The text refers to data released in the middle of the year that points out that today, in Brazil, 33.1 million people live in a situation of severe food insecurity, according to the National Survey on Food Insecurity in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. 19 in Brazil.
At the same time, Auxílio Brasil — the main income transfer program and successor to Bolsa Família, a showcase for PT governments — covers 21.1 million families and 54.8 million people, a record.
This week, a report by UOL also pointed out that CadÚnico (a registry used for government social programs) recorded in September the highest number of people living in extreme poverty since its creation in 2001. In all, 49 million said they did not have enough to survive and therefore need government assistance.
In the letter, the former president’s campaign suggests the creation of a New Bolsa Família, permanently maintaining the current value of the Auxílio Brasil benefit, of R$ 600, and instituting an increase of R$ 150 for each child up to six years old in the family.
The text also talks about renegotiating debts and resuming the increase in credit, through the Empreende Brasil program, of low interest credit for micro, medium and small business entrepreneurs.
On the 20th, a survey carried out by the National Confederation of Shopkeepers (CNDL) and the Credit Protection Service (SPC Brasil) pointed out that the number of negative Brazilians hit a record in September, with 4 out of 10 adult Brazilians (39.71 %) in this situation.
The PT had been under pressure to detail his agenda and even anticipate the possible members of the economic team of a possible new government of his.
The expectation that economic policy could be closer to that of Lula’s first term (2003-2006) increased in this second round, with the participation of names, such as former president of Lula’s Central Bank, Henrique Meirelles, in events related to the squid.
Other recent signs to reassure the market and investors came from the approach of economists linked to the government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and the formulation of the Real plan, such as Pérsio Arida and André Lara Resende, who declared their vote for Lula. Economist Arminio Fraga, former president of FHC’s Central Bank, also declared his support.
With this, and also to oppose the economic policy of the current government, the PT campaign started to reinforce in its electoral propaganda on TV and radio and in the interviews granted by Lula themes such as the new income tax exemption range up to R$ 5,000 and the resumption of the minimum wage readjustment policy, points that are also reinforced now.
Another important point that was being discussed between Lula’s team and representatives of trade union centrals was labor reform. Before the beginning of the campaign, PT had already signaled that the text approved still in the Michel Temer government would not be revoked, but revised.
“We will face unemployment and the precariousness of the world of work, with a broad tripartite debate (government, entrepreneurs and workers), to build a New Labor Legislation that guarantees minimum rights – both labor and social security”, says the current letter.
Considered one of the main links in the campaign with the productive sector, former governor Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), candidate for vice on the ticket, used his Twitter account this week to respond to accusations that the candidacy had not yet made his program clear. economic.
“Lula presented the economic program very clearly. I will tell you what we are going to do to get Brazil back on the path of growth and prosperity. The first point is fiscal responsibility, which is non-negotiable”, countered the candidate for vice, talk about the need for tax reform, with the creation of a single tax (VAT), expansion of international agreements to increase investments, among other points.
Read the letter in full:
See the points highlighted by the letter:
1 – Economic development with investments
Text states that “the first initiative will be to define with the governors of the 27 states a plan to resume stopped works and define priority works”, expansion of the internal market and a new labor legislation. The government also promises to create a new program, “Empreende Brasil”, aimed at micro, small and medium-sized companies, with low interest credit.
2 – Social development with work and income
Text promises a “strong minimum wage”, above inflation, a new Bolsa Família with a benefit of R$ 600 and an additional R$ 150 per child up to 6 years old, a debt renegotiation program called “Desenrola Brasil”, and exemption of Income Tax for those who earn up to R$5,000 per month in the context of a tax reform. The letter also talks about equal pay for men and women, without specifying what measures would be taken to achieve this.
3 – Sustainable development and ecological transition
Letter says that Lula is committed to zero deforestation in the Amazon and emission of greenhouse gases in the electricity matrix, and promises to support low-carbon and family agriculture. It repeats a promise already made to create a Ministry of Native Peoples and says it will put an end to illegal mining on indigenous lands.
4 – Education
It promises to expand the Quota Law, including postgraduate courses, and to invest in more universities. It also says it will build daycare centers, increase resources for school lunches, implement full-time education and a scholarship for students who complete high school. He states that Lula will universalize broadband in schools and expand technical and professional education.
5 – Health
He says he will “strengthen” the SUS, resume the Popular Pharmacy, create the “Doctors for Brazil” program, create a National Telemedicine Center, invest in women’s health and in the National Vaccination Program.
6 – Housing and infrastructure
It promises to resume the Minha Casa Minha Vida program (which was renamed Casa Verde and Amarela in the Bolsonaro government), universal access to light and water and resume stopped works with a New PAC.
7 – Security
It promises the creation of a Ministry of Public Security, which would implement a Single Public Security System. He also says that he will invest in the training and professionalization of police officers and review decrees and ordinances that allowed access to weapons. It also promises to face “the increase
alarming number of cases of femicide and violence against black youth, especially in the peripheries”.
8 – Culture and sports
It promises to recreate the Ministry of Culture, which would implement a National System of Culture. It also says that it will resume the Cultura Viva program and increase investment in Bolsa Atleta.
9 – Human rights and citizenship
He says he will face discrimination such as machismo, racism, LGBTphobia and ableism. He promises to recreate the Ministry of Racial Equality and ensure freedom of religion and worship.
10 – Reindustrialization of Brazil
It promises a “national strategy to advance towards the knowledge economy”, with an emphasis “on the software, defense, telecommunications and other sectors of new technologies”.
11 – Sustainable agriculture
It promises to invest in Embrapa, create a Degraded Pasture Recovery Plan and reduce interest rates in the Safra Plan, Pronamp and Pronaf “for producers committed to environmental and social criteria”. It also says that it will “establish a policy of minimum prices to stabilize food prices and guarantee food on the table of families”.
12 – Foreign policy
It promises to invest in regional integration in Mercosur, in the BRICS, with African countries, the European Union and the USA. He says he will strengthen pacts such as the Climate Convention.
13 – Democracy and freedom
It promises to strengthen democracy and emphasizes the commitment to “management of the economy with credibility, responsibility and predictability”.
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