Brazil's President and candidate for re-election, Lula da Silva, on Sunday appealed to Brazilian voters to keep the country's energy and mineral wealth in the hands of the people. The appeal was made during a live broadcast on social media.
Lula questioned citizens about the future they want for the country in the October elections, asking whether they want a country where oil belongs to the Brazilian people or a country where "what happened in Venezuela" occurs.
The President thus linked the October vote to the preservation of Brazil's natural resources, warning about the consequences of a possible change of government that could affect national control over the country's oil and minerals.
