In a video from the Torto garden published by Janja, the president says he will hold “as many meetings as necessary”
The president (PT) said this Sunday (26 January 2025) that he will talk to wholesalers, supermarket owners and producers to try to reduce the price of food in Brazil. The statement was made in a video recorded in the garden of Granja do Torto, in Brasília, and by first lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, on Instagram.
“We will hold as many meetings as necessary to make all decisions. We don’t want to have inflation because you’re the one who pays, the worker, the one who goes to the supermarket to buy food”said Lula.
The president listed factors that, according to him, contribute to rising prices: “The rise in the dollar contributes to increasing the price of meat, soybeans, corn and other products that we export. But we also have to remember the fire, the heat, the lack of rain and the excess rain”, he stated.
Lula also cited the “purchasing capacity of the people” as one of the factors. “When there is an increase in demand, that is, when people can buy more, sellers actually increase prices. So, by increasing the price, we run the risk of inflation. And we don’t want to have inflation because you’re the one who pays with inflation, you’re the worker, you’re the one who goes to the supermarket to buy food.”these.
“We are discussing, we are going to hold many meetings with wholesalers, with supermarket owners, with producers, so that we can find a solution to ensure that the food arrives cheaper, according to your purchasing power”, he added.
According to the IPCA (Broad National Consumer Price Index). Avocado recorded the biggest increase (174.7%), followed by lime orange (91.0%) and tangerine (74.2%).
Beef increased by 20.8% last year, with emphasis on cuts such as chuck (25.2%) and duck (24.1%). Other basic items also registered significant increases: ground coffee (39.6%) and long-life milk (18.8%).
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Lula’s government mobilizes at the beginning of 2025 in an attempt to make food cheaper throughout the year. The issue is dear to the PT government, due to its social appeal and the need to improve popularity ratings.
January was a month with difficulties for Lula in front of the Brazilians, especially because of the crisis over the rules for monitoring the
The intention to improve the cost of food exists, but ministers are at a loss as to how to execute the contract. Part of the team argues that there is no impact of the measures on public accounts. Others are already talking about increasing subsidies and reducing taxes, which impacts the Treasury’s coffers on the expenditure and revenue side.
