President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this Monday (3) that Brazil would be, “in the worst case scenario”, the fourth best economy in the world if it had maintained the pace of growth that it had at the end of his first presidential term, when ranked sixth. “We were the sixth and we retreated to the 13th economy, in a demonstration that the country has moved backwards. Our country fell into an obscure world and we lost track of the greatness and what this country could do for its people”, he highlighted, during the ceremony for the start of works on a new stretch of the West-East Integration Railroad in Ilhéus (BA). ). The works on the stretch will receive R$ 1.5 billion in investments from Bahia Ferrovias (Bafer), a sub-concession of Bamin, and will be carried out by the TCR-10 Consortium, formed by the Brazilian company Tiisa and the Chinese company CREC-10. In total, Fiol will be 1,527 kilometers long. The railroad will link the future port of Ilhéus to the municipality of Figueirópolis, in Tocantins, at which point it will connect with Norte-Sul. “This country was gripped by hatred and was gripped by lies. We are now restoring the country we need. And that’s what I want to talk to entrepreneurs about. What can a government offer to a group of Brazilian and foreign businessmen who want to invest in a country like Brazil?” It is for national sovereignty that we need to build the West-East Integration Railway and other railways across the country. It is for the growth of Brazil. Our country will be the size we want. — Lula (@LulaOficial) July 3, 2023 In his speech, Lula mentioned the importance of ensuring political, economic, legal and social stability in the country in order to increase investments. “For this, it is necessary to have a President of the Republic who has character, credibility, who does not lie, who talks to the people and businessmen about the reality of his country”, he concluded.
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