Lula’s Christmas Address to Air Nationwide Tonight at 8:30

Overview

• The Presidency’s communications office notified radio and TV networks on Dec. 23 to carry the simultaneous transmission required by federal law.
• The prerecorded statement is slated to run 6 minutes and 39 seconds across open television and radio.
• News outlets report the speech is expected to highlight government actions, including the new income tax exemption, and to call for unity and peace.
• Coverage also points to likely mentions of tariff exceptions on more than 200 items and measures to lower costs for first‑time driver’s licenses.
• A day earlier, Lula signed a Planalto decree recognizing gospel culture as part of national culture, which some reporting frames as outreach to evangelical voters ahead of 2026.