In an event on fighting violence against children and adolescents, first lady mocks criticism of her conversation with Xi Jinping
The first lady Janja da Silva countered this Monday (19.MAI.2025) criticism of her statements to China President Xi Jipping about Tiktok, traveling to China with the president (PT) last week. During his speech at the opening of the National Week to Confront Sexual Violence, Janja mocked the episode and said the “protocol” of the event promoted by the government let her talk.
“I am glad you invited me and that I can talk, that I will not need to be silent. The protocol here lets me speak”he declared.
The first lady also said she spoke to the Chinese leader thinking about the protection of children and adolescents and that, despite the criticism, “Will not shut up” your “voice” Whenever you have an opportunity to deal with the topic.
“At no time will I shut up my voice to talk about it, at no time and at no opportunity. There is no protocol to shut up if I have an opportunity to talk about it with anyone else, the highest level, the highest level to the ordinary citizen. You can be sure that my voice will be used for it, and that’s what it was used last week when I addressed President Xi Jinping,” these.
“I do not admit that someone drives me saying that I have to be silent. I will not shut up when to protect our children and teenagers,” declared.
Watch the moment of Janja’s speech (1min12):
Janja also charged the accountability of digital platforms. He stated that this is an essential measure for the protection of young people.
“Social networks, online games, message groups, all digital spaces are part of our children’s daily life, our children and adolescents, and like any space, there are risks. Virtual violence, grooming, digital bullying and access to improper content and criminals can happen at any time.”
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On Tuesday (13.MAI.2025), the president (PT) was annoyed by that of a question he said he asked Xi Jinping (CPCH) about Tiktok – ranked by Chinese company bytedance. Lula stated that the question came from him and not from the first lady Janja da Silva, but confirmed that his wife asked the floor to speak during the meeting.
To journalists in Beijing, the president said he asked the Chinese president about the possibility of sending a representative “Trust” From the Asian country government to discuss digital platform regulation, including Tiktok. “So, the Janja asked the word to explain what is happening in Brazil, especially against women and against children”he declared.
At the time, the president also stated that the leak should have come from someone from the Brazilian entourage who accompanied him.
“How did this question come to the press? Because only my ministers were there, the alcohubre and Elmar. Someone had the pachorra to call someone and tell a conversation at a dinner, which was a very, very confidential and very personal thing. […] The question was mine, and I didn’t feel bothered. The fact that my wife has asked for the Word is because my wife is not a citizen of 2 class. She understands more from digital network than me ”these.
