Overview

• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he is preparing to deliver once again what he called the best government the country has ever had.
• He warned the "people of rage, hate and fake news," whom he blamed for more than 400,000 COVID deaths, to prepare for a fight because they will be defeated and not allowed to govern again.
• The statements came at a Ministry of Education delivery ceremony in Breves on the Ilha do Marajó, where he argued Brazil needs education rather than lies and hate.
• Lula criticized officials who leave public works unfinished because they were started by opponents and inaugurated a daycare project that began in 2011.
• Coverage characterized the speech as campaign-style messaging aimed at opponents, with a promise to beat them again in future elections.