click the link<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\nThe launch brought together activists, party leaders, social movements, trade unionists, artists, and representatives of the forces making up the Brazil Ready for More coalition. PCdoB, which is part of Lula\u2019s alliance, was represented by leaders, activists, and candidates from different regions of the country.<\/p>\n
The setting chosen for the first rally carries powerful political symbolism. Vila Euclides hosted the major assemblies of metalworkers from the ABC industrial region of greater S\u00e3o Paulo in the late 1970s and early 1980s\u2014mobilizations led by Lula that challenged the military dictatorship and helped reorganize the trade union movement and the democratic struggle in the country.<\/p>\n
For Walter Sorrentino, president of the Maur\u00edcio Grabois Foundation, returning to Vila Euclides also means reaffirming a political alliance built over decades. Sorrentino recalled that he was there as early as 1979 and underscored PCdoB\u2019s historic relationship with Lula.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was here in 1979, when PT was born. Since then, we have always been allies, with different parties, with different alliances, but always together, on the same side<\/em>,\u201d he said. He recalled that since 1989 PCdoB has maintained a \u201cstrategic alliance\u201d marked by a \u201crelationship of trust, deep friendship, and strong comradeship<\/em>\u201d with Lula.<\/p>\nSorrentino also outlined the significance of the new presidential contest. \u201cWe need a developed, free, and independent Brazil, and this is the struggle you will lead us in during this new campaign that begins today<\/em>,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\nSovereignty and Strengthening the Left<\/strong><\/p>\nThe defense of national sovereignty, one of the themes that shaped the speeches at the rally, also featured in the communists\u2019 statements. PCdoB\u2019s National Trade Union Secretary Nivaldo Santana linked Lula\u2019s re-election to the valuing of labor, development, and democracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are here at Primeiro de Maio Stadium, Vila Euclides, where Lula\u2019s victorious trajectory began. Lula will be reelected president! To develop Brazil, value work, and defend sovereignty and democracy<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nThe race for the National Congress is also part of PCdoB\u2019s electoral strategy. For the party, a presidential victory must be accompanied by the election of deputies and senators committed to the program of development, democracy, social rights, and sovereignty championed by the political front supporting Lula.<\/p>\n
State deputy candidate Keila Pereira reinforced the campaign\u2019s political character and contrasted the project led by Lula with the far right. In her view, the election should both ensure the continuation of the country\u2019s reconstruction and confront the forces threatening democracy and national interests.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s time to reelect President Lula so we can continue making progress in rebuilding Brazil and finally defeat this fascism that continues to threaten our country, which wants to hand Brazil\u2019s wealth over to foreign interests and imperialism<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nKeila also challenged the far right\u2019s patriotic rhetoric. \u201cTrue patriots defend Brazil. This is Lula\u2019s team. Let\u2019s charge ahead!<\/em>\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n\u201cIt is time to call for votes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nN\u00e1dia Campe\u00e3o, PCdoB\u2019s national president, called on party militants to turn the launch into concrete mobilization for the Lula-Alckmin ticket and communist candidacies across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday the campaign begins; now it\u2019s for real\u2014we can use the name and number, and now it\u2019s time to call for votes<\/em>,\u201d she said. \u201cName, number, street. Reach out to all your friends, fellow party members, coworkers, and neighbors. Now it\u2019s campaign time<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nPCdoB national leader and Minister Luciana Santos, in turn, advocated for a campaign present both on the streets and online, capable of elevating the political debate and mobilizing the public around a national project.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we need to ensure good, elevated, politicized debate in the streets and online\u2014debate that excites people, inspires them to embrace their dreams, and believe in this country<\/em>,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are the ones who defend the national interest. Long live sovereignty; long live Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nFrom Vila Euclides, PCdoB officially enters the campaign with a dual task: working for Lula\u2019s reelection and expanding the presence of progressive forces in the legislatures. For the communists, it is a contest that will be fought vote by vote, in the streets, workplaces, and online.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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