President said, this Thursday (Feb 26), that the moment was “delicate” and that speeches about corruption in the tournament were “lies”
The president (PT) criticized this Thursday (26.Feb.2026) the booing that the then president (PT) received at the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. During a speech at Palácio do Planalto, he classified the episode as “a very delicate moment” and said that the country needs “be redeemed” of what happened in that tournament.
Lula said the boos were “a rudeness” and who never imagined seeing that treatment at a party organized by Brazil. “People treated the president with disrespect”he declared.
The president also refuted allegations of corruption associated with the 2014 World Cup. He said that the Court of Auditors monitored the execution of works in 12 states and concluded that “there was no corruption”. For Lula, what happened to society was “a lie” which contaminated the atmosphere of the tournament.
Regarding the result on the field, it was ironic: “The only indication I have from that shower we took from Germany is that, if they wanted to play properly, they would have scored 3 or 4 more goals.”
THE EVENT
Lula received, this Thursday (26.Feb.2026), the original World Cup trophy at Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília.
FIFA promotes the Cup Tour in partnership with Coca-Cola Brasil. The initiative takes the original World Cup trophy, which only leaves the FIFA Museum during the World Cup and Tour, to several countries.
The trophy has already passed through São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro before arriving in the capital. The Cup Tour will make 75 stops and pass through 8 countries in Latin America.
This year, the sporting event will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Present were:
- (PSB), vice-president of the Republic;
- (PP), Minister of Sports;
- (Republicans), Minister of Transport;
- Sidônio Palmeira, minister of the Presidency’s Social Communication Secretariat;
- (PT), government leader in the National Congress;
- (PT), senator for Pernambuco;
- (PT), federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro;
- Luciana Batista, president of Coca-Cola Brazil and Southern Cone;
- Bruno Pietracci, president of Coca-Cola Brazil;
- Cafu, former Brazilian national team defender and two-time world champion (1994 and 2002);
- Formiga, former midfielder for the women’s national team;
- Pepe, former left winger for the Brazilian national team and two-time world champion (1958-1962);
- Jairzinho, former striker for the Brazilian national team and world champion (1970);
- Branco, former Brazilian national team defender and world champion (1994);
- Edmilson, former midfielder for the Brazilian national team and world champion (2002).
