Federal state -owned companies and System S entities that promoted the president (PT), gave him the stage and attended campaign flag of the third term. The money has played acts organized by associations close to the petistas and for conferences promised on the basis of the party.
The list of sponsored events includes meetings that the president often cite as government approach points with civil society groups and social movements. An example is the Expocators, which brings together collectors of recyclable materials.
In 2023, the act had direct sponsorships of (R $ 200 thousand), (R $ 300 thousand), Itaipu (R $ 450 thousand), Sebrae (R $ 250 thousand) and SESI National Council (R $ 250 thousand).
The 2023 Expocators took place in Brasilia from December 20-22. Lula appeared on the last day to participate in the Christmas of the pickers, an act to which he usually goes every year.
At the time, organizers of the event made claims, made statements such as “Live the President” and referred to Lula as a “hope for democracy.” In the end, the president gave a speech.
In 2024, the petista recovered from one to and did not participate in the act. He was honored with a video wishing him a good recovery.
Sebrae (R $ 401 thousand), Caixa (R $ 300 thousand), Itaipu (R $ 200 thousand), Correios (R $ 150 thousand) and BNDES (R $ 195 thousand) sponsored the event. In addition to the direct transfer of state -owned companies, each year there was R $ 300 thousand from the Banco do Brasil Foundation.
Expocators also have private financiers. In 2022, during the (PL) government, it was held without state resources, according to a list released on the event page.
Public banks also helped resume conferences with civil society, promised by Lula to social movements.
Caixa passed R $ 300 thousand to the National Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation, in 2024. It sponsored the National Conference on Food Security (R $ 150 thousand), in 2023, and the Science, Technology and Innovation Conferences (R $ 1 million) and Culture (R $ 1.5 million), in 2024. Lula spoke in two of these events: and in Science.
The conferences, marks of Lula’s first terms, are organized with the justification of bringing to the government proposals of civil society. The petista mentioned these acts in the first and last days of his election campaign.
“We realize [nos governos anteriores] 74 Conferences at the municipal, state and national level, with the participation of millions of people, to discuss the most different topics, “he said in May 2022 at Com (PSB).” We will need to summon everything again. “
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Lula also spoke in the acts of May 1 of the trade union centrals ,. The two editions had sponsorship from the Sesi National Council. The contracts were R $ 600 thousand and R $ 500 thousand, respectively.
According to the entity’s website, who raised the resources was CUT (Single Workers’ Central). The trade union organization is closely related to Lula’s PT.
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The Presidency’s Secretariat of Social Communication (Secom) stated that the president’s diversity of activities “naturally implies different ways to fund the infrastructure and the services involved.” According to the portfolio, there are hiring and transparency processes when these events are funded by a federal government.
Secom also stated that it has the responsibility to supervise the instance that validates sponsorships in federal agencies.
According to the note sent, “there is no need to confuse Secom’s institutional competences with interference with state -owned companies or on budgetary execution or specific sponsorship strategies, which are defined autonomously by each company.”
The SESI National Council said that both Expocators and May 1 have provided institutional visibility. In addition, he said there was no request from the federal government for sponsorship.
Sebrae has stated that its sponsorships meet rules and are published in transparency tools. He also stated that his project support policy is consistent with the mission of promoting small business development.
Caixa said its sponsorships are selected according to strategic planning, observing the legal limits. Restrictions and prerequisites for hiring They are also in Secom Normative Instruction, he said.
BNDES has stated that it has diverse sponsorship strategy. “Sponsorship of the Expocators fits projects of productive inclusion and strengthening of the circular economy.”
Itaipu stated that he had already sponsored the Expocators in 2016 and 2017. He also stated that he has actions related to collectors of recyclable material and solid waste management and that sponsorship is in this context. He also said that the supports were approved after technical analysis.
The Post stated that all their sponsorships have rigorous technical, legal and administrative analysis and negotiate their participation in events in order to maximize results.
Banco do Brasil said its sponsorships are part of brand visibility strategies. According to the state -owned company, this strategy is data oriented and “based on market best practices”. The Banco do Brasil Foundation stated that the sponsorship of the Expocator is in accordance with its strategic plan.
CUT stated that the event of May 1 has cultural, educational and leisure activities, which are made possible by the sponsorship. The trade union central also said that its proximity to the government does not influence the obtaining of financing.
A Sheet He sought by email to Ancat (National Waste Pickers Association), one of the expocators’ organizers, but there was no response until the conclusion of this report.
