The communist dictator of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, made a controversial statement regarding the rising cost of living faced by Brazilians, suggesting that, due to the inability to buy certain foods, the population can replace them with cheaper alternatives.
During an event held on Friday in Porto Alegre, the already aging leader openly acknowledged that many basic products are expensive and specifically mentioned meat and coffee. “I know that you go to the supermarket and things are expensive. Meat is expensive, coffee is expensive. Last year, eggs were through the roof,” Lula stated to those present.
However, far from limiting himself to acknowledging the deterioration of purchasing power, the leader of the Workers' Party responded with a particular recommendation on how to cope with food prices. After highlighting the enormous production of eggs in Brazil, Lula asserted: “If there is no meat, we eat eggs. If there are no eggs, we eat meat,” romanticizing the growing poverty in Brazil.
The president went even further and recalled the economic difficulties he personally faced during his youth to propose another alternative when a family cannot access either of the two products. “When there is neither, we eat, as I did when I took my lunchbox, just beans and rice,” he stated.
