Overview
- At 9 a.m. in Fortaleza, Lula is delivering National Teacher Cards and equipment from the Mais Professores program at the Centro de Eventos alongside Education Minister Camilo Santana.
- By late morning in Horizonte, he is joining Vice President Geraldo Alckmin to inaugurate Chevrolet’s Spark EUV assembly line at the former Troller plant.
- G1 reports the Spark EUV will be assembled from imported kits in a format close to SKD with a starting price of R$159,990.
- Diário do Nordeste reports the automotive hub expects to begin operations in February 2026, with initial parts possibly arriving this year and projected container traffic at Porto do Pecém rising by about 200 per month.
- The visit doubles as political signaling as PT shores up its position in a key state, with opposition unity talks shaken by Michelle Bolsonaro’s recent criticism and multiple pro-government figures jockeying for the Senate nomination.