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Bolsonaro Delivers Campaign Speech From UN Pulpit

BRAZIL

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has delivered a quasi-campaign speech from the UNGA pulpit ahead of the Brazilian general election next month.

  • Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpnpBS1Zsts
  • Bolsonaro: "Unemployment fell by 5 percentage points to 9.1%, a rate that had not been seen in 7 years. We have lowered inflation, with an estimated 6% this year. I am pleased to announce that we had unprecedented deflation in Brazil in July and August."
  • Bolsonaro: "We have carried out a comprehensive agenda of privatisation and concession projects with an emphasis on infrastructure."
  • Bolsonaro: "We have improved the business environment with the economic freedom law and the startup law."
  • Bolsonaro: "Crowning all of this effort, we have made great strides towards Brazils accession to the OECD. Despite the global crisis we are reaching the end of 2022 with an economy at full recovery. We have high employment rates and low inflation rates."

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