Senator charges national pact between politicians and businessmen and defends a project for the country “above personal disputes”
The Senator (PP-PI) made a tough diagnosis of Brazil during the 14th Lide Investment Forum, held this Thursday (13.MAI.2025), in New York. In a speech to entrepreneurs and authorities, he said the country has “failed” in the last four decades and that political polarization has prevented structural advances.
“Brazil grew 140%. India, 1,000%. China, 3,000%. We have failed in the last 40 years. It’s time to recognize this and change”Said the former Minister of the Civil House in the Government of (PL).
Ciro criticized what he called “extreme poles”Which, according to him, are feedback in disputes that wage the national advance.”We only ruled looking at the rearview mirror. The time has come to pacify our country. These extreme poles have done very badly to Brazil”, He said, without mentioning the names of the current president (PT), or Bolsonaro.The population is not represented and is helpless”He said.
According to him, there is a risk of an institutional rupture if politics does not offer concrete answers. “This change needs to happen before the population itself makes it by your hands. And this can happen in our country.”
The senator defended a pact between political and business leaders around a long -term national project. “We have to unite around a country project, not people. Brazil cannot continue to be hostage to electoral disputes and political rematch cycles”He said.
For him, it is necessary to think the future in 10, 20, 30 years horizons, with continuity of public policies that work.
Ciro praised the initiative of his colleague (PP-MS), who leads the formation of a party federation of União Brasil with the PP. He said the private sector should be the main engine of the economy. “There is no country that has grown with the government in place of the private sector. This only generates corruption and inefficiency.”
He also stated that Brazil is wasting opportunities in the green energy sector. According to him, the country could attract R $ 125 billion in investments in this area if greater legal certainty and regulatory reliability.
The senator ended up calling on those present – including governors, parliamentarians and investors – to set aside ideological clashes and work for institutional stability. “We need to stop fighting between us and start fighting against the country’s true problems.”
LIKE IN NEW YORK
O (Business Leaders) It holds this Thursday (13.MAI.2025) the 14th Lide Investment Forum at the Harvard Club in New York (United States). Discusses the investment potential in Brazil.
The President of the (Federal Supreme Court), Luís Roberto Barroso; of the House, (Republicans-PB); the Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet; the president of the TCU (Court of Auditors of the Union), ; In addition to 7 governors and several senators and federal deputies.
This is the 14th lead event in New York. The Lide was founded in 2003 by the former governor of São Paulo .
Today, he is chaired by his son João Doria Neto. Chairman is Luiz Fernando Furlan. He was Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade in the 1st and 2nd Government of (PT).
This is the programming of the event – in Brasilia time:
Opening Session at 9am:
- Michel Temer (MDB-SP), former President of the Republic;
- Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), Mayor;
- Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), Senator;
- Nelsinho Trad (PSD-MS), Senator;
- Irajá Silvestre (PSD-TO), Senator;
- Tereza Cristina (PP-MS), senator;
- João Doria, former governor of São Paulo;
- João Doria Neto, President of Lide;
- Fernanda Baggio, president of the Do Lide Nova York.
Brazil and the role of institutionality with the United States at 10am:
- Luís Roberto Barroso, president of the STF;
- Vital do Rego Filho, President of TCU;
- Paulo Gonet, Attorney General of the Republic;
- Ilan Goldfajn, president of IDB.
How to gain better access to multilateral backgrounds at 11:30 am:
- Ilan Goldfajn, president of IDB;
- Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL), Senator;
- Alfonso Garcia Mora, Vice President for Latin America at the World Bank International Finance (IFC);
- Johannes Zutt, director of the World Bank for Brazil;
- Paulo Henrique Costa, CEO of BRB.
Economic relations between Brazil and the United States at 11:20 am
- Henrique Meirelles, former Minister of Finance;
- Claudio Castro, governor of Rio de Janeiro;
- Ronaldo Caiado, Governor of Goiás;
- Raquel Lyra (PSD), governor of Pernambuco;
- Ibaneis Rocha (MDB), governor of the Federal District;
- Renato Casagrande (PSB), governor of Espírito Santo;
- Jorginho Mello (PL), governor of Santa Catarina;
- Eduardo Leite (PSD), governor of Rio Grande do Sul.
Closing at 12:50 pm:
- Michel Temer, former president;
- João Doria, former governor of São Paulo.
