“I believe that it is very difficult in the world of today to continue with G-8 only without taking in account the importance of Brazil, China, India, many in the world economy, because these countries are great consumers, large consumers, and we're also becoming great producers, and also because we were better prepared than the rich countries for the nowadays global crisis.” WorldBelieveCountryTodayI BelieveDifficultEconomyRichImportanceCrisisProducers Author:Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
“Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only generate monsters: bitterness, intolerance, fundamentalism, and the damaging denial of current hegemonies.The poor must be given reasons to live, not to kill or die.” ShouldWarCountryReasonTodayDiesStrongGivenJusticePoorRichSecuritySafeIllusionShould HaveInjusticeHuman RightsCurrentsMonstersDenialBitternessIntoleranceFundamentalismHegemonyRich CountriesReason To Live Author:Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
“Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States sneezes, we sneeze too.” IfsStatesTodayPastUnitedUnited StatesPositionCaughtBrazilPneumonia Author:Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
