The left -wing president of Brazil recently told the country’s citizens not to buy expensive supermarket items in an attempt to allow Food prices.
In a video that is shared online, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted on Brazilians to be economical while shopping.
“If you go to the supermarket in Salvador and you suspect that a certain product is expensive, don’t buy it,” he said. “Look, if everyone thought so and didn’t buy things they thought they were expensive, the one who sells should lower the price to sell it.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during the National Technology Conference in Brasilia, Brazil, July 30, 2024. (Reuters/Adriano Machado // file photo)
“Because if they don’t, it will spoil.”
On Thursday da Silva said he was worried rising food prices But projected that the increases would slow down and expressed an optimistic tone about the economy.
“The Brazilian economy lives his best moment,” Lula said during an interview with radio stations, Reuters reported.
The left -wing leader noted that the Real of Brazil was still at a low level against the US dollar, but sees the rate “adjusting”, says Reuters.
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A seller in a vegetable tooth in a supply center in Brasilia, Brazil, 9 May 2023. (Reuters)
In January, the Brazilian finance minister Fernando Haddad said he expected food prices to fall this year due to strong agricultural production.
Prices usually remain at a high level until the food production “this price removal corrects to a sufficient level,” he said a local news exit.
Haddad added that civil servants predict The Brazilian economy will grow 2.5% in 2025, slows from an expected 3.5% last year.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends a ministerial meeting about plans to support Rio Grande do Sul State, which was hit by floods, in the presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, 13 May 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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“I believe we have room to grow 2.5% by reducing inflation,” he said RedetV, according to Reuters.
