Lula’s Christmas Address Touts Tax Relief, Tariff Reprieve and Push to End 6×1 Workweek

Overview

• The prerecorded message aired nationwide on December 24 after an official Secom notice and ran 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
• Lula celebrated the newly approved income tax exemption for earners up to R$5,000 per month, saying it begins in January and will put extra money in family budgets.
• He said Brazil negotiated the end of the U.S. tariff hike on Brazilian goods and cited roughly 500 new markets opened for exporters as a result of diplomacy to protect jobs.
• The president urged Congress to end the 6×1 work schedule without salary cuts, casting shorter workweeks as a popular demand and a priority for the coming year.
• He highlighted Federal Police actions against organized crime, pledged efforts against violence including toward women, and recapped gains in social programs, employment, cheaper driver licensing and Brazil’s COP30 showcase.