Bulletin 282 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy
Straight from Curitiba – 11/28/2018 – 236th Day of Resistance – 7:30 PM
- On this December 10th, on the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Conference in the Defense of Democracy will take place in São Paulo, lasting until the 11th. On the night of the 10th, there will be an International Lula Livre Demonstration at the ABC Metallurgical Workers Union headquarters. According to PT President Gleisi Hoffmann, freedom for Lula is connected to the defense of democracy and this is why the Lula Livre demonstration and the defense of democracy are important to strengthen the fight in defense of the ex-President and the rights of the Brazilian people. Read more here: http://www.pt.org.br/conferencia-internacional-pela-democracia-acontece-dia-10-de-dezembro/
- Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent a letter to the family of Maria Aparecida Maciel and the activists in the Lula Livre Vigil on this Wednesday, November 28th. Maria Aparecida was the democratic resistance activist who passed away yesterday, on November 27th. “I don’t have the words to express my gratitude for what this comrade did for our struggle. My solidarity and support go to her family, friends and all of the comrades in the Vigil,” he said. Read the whole message here: https://lula.com.br/carta-de-lula-a-familia-de-maria-maciel-e-a-vigilia-lula-livre/
- Only popular mobilization will free Lula and fight the regressive agenda of the government which will take power on January 1st. This was the message given by Brás Marinho, São Bernardo de Campo PT President, when he visited the Lula Livre Vigil today in Curitiba. Brás is setting an example with base level organizing on the periphery of São Paulo’s industrial ABC region to mobilize the population against the specter of authoritarianism that is haunting Brazil. Read more here: http://www.pt.org.br/povo-mobilizado-vai-libertar-lula-e-garantir-direitos-diz-bras-marinho/
- The good afternoon shout to Lula today, on the 236th day of democratic resistance in Curitiba, was led by Brás Marinho, São Bernardo do Campo PT President, with participation of activists who came from Jundiaí, Brasília, Vitória da Conquista (Bahia) and Mossoró (Rio Grande do Norte). Dedivaldo do Nascimento came from Alagoas to get to know the Vigil. “I was received very well here. The people want Lula Livre, they want to touch Lula. I came here with the idea that during the time I am here Lula will be released,” he said.
- A conversation round took place this morning in the Vigil facilitated by Marcelo Gonçalves Marcelino, a sociologist, political scientist, economist and professor at Paraná Federal University. He defended the urgent need to free Lula to rescue Brazilian Democracy. According to him, Lula is the legitimate representative of the working class and poor, and his imprisonment is the result of a neoliberal coup held to dismantle the state and turn over the national wealth to national and foreign elites.
Bulletin 282 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy
Straight from Curitiba – 11/28/2018 – 236th Day of Resistence – 7:30 PM
