The main presidential candidates participate in public events on Independence Day, September 7. In Brasília, President Lula participates in the official celebrations on the Ministries Esplanade. The event features the presence of various authorities and marks the symbolic date of the country's independence.
Flávio Bolsonaro, from the PL party, called a demonstration on Avenida Paulista to protest against the Supreme Federal Court. The crisis involving Minister Alexandre de Moraes will also be the theme of other mobilizations in São Paulo, promoted by candidates Romeu Zema, from the Novo party, and Renan Santos, from the Missão party.
Augusto Cury, from the Avante party, will participate in an event in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, trying to expand his space outside the traditional political polarization between left and right.
This Sunday (6), President Lula gave a speech on national radio and TV in allusion to September 7. In his speech, Lula reinforced the defense of national sovereignty, the central theme of his campaign for reelection. The president reaffirmed that rare earth and other Brazilian mineral wealth belong to the people and criticized attempts to turn the country into a colony.
