Curitiba, Parana,Brazil – April 26, 2018 – 12 Noon
1. Today the ex-President of PT, Rui Falcão, participated in the “Good Morning, Lula!” yell, along with the activists from across Brazil who have come to the #LulaLivre Vigil. This morning there was also a prayer session to honor the late Marisa Leticia, Lula’s wife.
2. Petroleum, petrochemical, assembly and maintenance workers at the Presidente Getulio Vargas Refinery (Paraná Refinery/Repar) paralyzed the Petrobras industrial complex in the city of Araucária. They are participating in the #LulaLivre campaign and are protesting against Pedro Parente (President of Petrobras) and his threat to privatize their refinery, three other refineries and their related logistical systems (distribution terminals and pipelines), along with the Nitrogenados Fertilizer factory (Fafen-Paraná). The protestors blocked the access doors to the factories. The protest was organized by the three unions that represent the different worker categories in the Aruacária industrial complex.
3. On Thursday afternoon, Congressman Leonardo Monteiro (PT- Minas Gerais) will visit the #LulaLivre Vigil to participate in a protest with the activists at the camp. Afterwords, a group of women who are knitting a blanket for Lula, to protect him from the cold, will make a presentation in the camp. Later on in the afternoon, Professor Lúcia Helena Martins, from the Faculdade de Artes de Parana, will facilitate an urban intervention workshop. At 4:30 PM there will be a blues jam session.
4. “He is surprising, he, never fades away,” said Lurian, Lula’s daughter. In an interview, the ex-President’s daughter told how her family has been dealing with Lula’s imprisonment, how her father is enthusiastic about continuing the struggle for democracy and made a call to the Brazilian people: “the people can’t give up.” She visited her father at the Federal Police headquarters building in Curitiba and participated in solidarity activities in support of the ex-president. The interview can be read in its entirety in Brasil de Fato: https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2018/04/26/ele-e-surpreendente-nao-esmorece-nunca-afirma-lurian-filha-de-lula
Bulletin 48 – People’s Committee for the Defense of Lula and Democracy
Curitiba – April 26, 2018 – 12 Noon
