“The United Nations should already call for an extraordinary General Assembly, a virtual assembly, to discuss Kovid 19,” he was speaking from Amanpour, São Paulo, Brazil.
“Rulers are not acting like rulers,” he said. “Everyone is thinking by themselves.”
Dr. Silva also said that the G20 should immediately provide coronovirus vaccines worldwide and allow poor countries to pay for them at a later date. “People, no matter how much money the country has … could get the vaccines … we will pay back [for] When we win that war, then we end up with the vaccine virus. “
‘I will not decline that invitation’
“When it comes time to run for elections, and if my party and other allies understand that I can be a candidate, and if I am good with my health, the energy and power that I have today.” I can assure you that I will not refuse that invitation, ”the 75-year-old said.
He also said that he was inspired by Joe Biden’s successful presidential campaign. “When I saw Biden getting elected, I thought, he is 77 years old! I am still 75 and I say every day that I am 75 years old, but the energy and power of 30.”
Da Silva was released from prison in 2019. Deciding to sentence its convicts last week, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin acted outside its jurisdiction after a court in the city of Curitiba said he was convicted. Fachin ordered a reconsideration in the Federal Court of Brasilia.
In his interview with Amanpur, da Silva called his case “the greatest judicial farce in the history of Brazil’s 500 years”. He will be tried or re-judged with “no issue”, he said. “There is only one Brazil who wants to know the truth in this moment and only the truth: it is me.”
Whoever runs, the former president said that an epidemic-stricken country cannot move forward with Bolsamaro. “We need to elect, or get re-elected, someone’s mindset that is different from Bolsonaro’s.”
Da Silva quashed the current administration’s efforts to stem the outbreak, saying that “there is no control in Brazil.” He described the lockdown as “necessary” – something that Bolsonaro has often rejected – and adversely compared the country’s current coronavirus strategy to former US President Donald Trump, “here in Brazil and in the US With President Trump, lacking. ” The responsibility was tremendous. “
“[Bolsonaro] Loves getting up at 4 in the morning, telling his lies through his mobile phone, through social media, and we continue to produce fake news like we have never seen in Brazilian history, and that seriousness Se is not working, ”Da Silva said.
Da Silva also said that Bolsonaro should “set aside money for health care and fund a portion of our budget to small and medium-sized enterprises, and a portion of the money to invest in infrastructure works Who can generate employment “
Bolsonaro has previously accused Da Silva’s criticism of being politically motivated, and defended his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, stating that local authorities were empowered to take necessary preventive measures and that in the economic interests of citizens Were working
As reported by CNN, some members of the Brazilian public have failed to address social disturbances, following an example set by the current president. In a message to the Brazilians, da Silva inspired them to stay home “for humanity and the nation”.
“We cannot allow that a citizen … thinks that he has the right to take to the streets without a mask to go out, to gatherings and party [into] Note that he can go back to the house, also with the virus, and transmit it to mother, father and grandmother. “
