Caiado says that Lula’s government is “colony Brazil”

Pre-candidate criticized the current government and said that the president prevents Brazil from having international space

The former governor of Goiás and pre-candidate for President (PSD) said, this Friday (May 22, 2026), that Lula’s government is still in “colony Brazil”. The criticism was made during an interview given by the candidate to the vehicle O Antagonista.

According to the PT government (especially Lula) is responsible for the technical-scientific development of the country and the use of natural resources. stated that there is a lack ofa policy of bringing knowledge and opportunities to young people” so that they are competitive in the international market.

“We lost this fight, we lost the renewable, renewable fuel, we lost globalization, we are losing . We don’t know how to use our […]. We are in the same period as Lula, it is the colonial Brazil period, exporting Brazilwood. To this day, exporting raw materials. So, this is the setback that the 20 years of the PT running the country took, […] where the productive sectors are all bankrupt”he stated.

In the interview, Caiado also reaffirmed that he is “a man of science” and which maintains government plans already mentioned before, such as granting amnesty to those accused of January 8th.