The first lady Rosângela da Silva, Janja, published on Sunday, 26, a video in which President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that the government is discussing ways to reduce food prices in Brazil. The chief executive has reiterated that he will meet with wholesalers, producers and supermarket owners to find a solution for “food to reach the population.
During the video, Lula visits the Granja do Torto Garden and lists a series of reasons for high food prices, such as dollar climbing, climate change and increased demand for certain items. “In this garden, I started thinking about food prices in Brazil, which is something that is worrying the government and that is something I have already done two meetings to see if we can find a solution,” he said.
Lula mentioned that the dollar rise contributes to the increase in soybean prices, corn and other products that the country exports. In addition, lack or excess rainfall influences the high values, he said. “We have to remember, you know, fire, we have to remember the heat, the lack of rain and the excess of rain. All of this contributes to producing more or producing less, ”he said.
The president also stated that the demand of the population is another factor that is responsible for raising food prices. “The purchasing capacity of the people when there is an increase in demand, ie when people can buy more, in fact salespeople increase prices. So by increasing the price we risk having an inflation. And we don’t want to have inflation because who pays with inflation is you, it’s the worker, it’s the one who goes to the supermarket to buy food, ”he said.
He said he will be held as many meetings necessary for decision making on this topic. “You can be sure that we will be able to lower the price of food for you to eat more and better,” he said.
