The president (PT) and his allies are mixing two issues that appeal to the Brazilian population, oea, as a way of trying to wear down the senator (-RJ), .
Lula’s political group also seeks out right-wing political forces. The President of the Republic has been uncomfortable for years with the fact that the national colors and the Brazilian team’s shirt have become associated with Bolsonarism.
The PT member made a new gesture in this regard on Wednesday (24), when the Brazilian team.
Lula received politicians such as Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), Fernando Haddad (PT), Marina Silva (Rede), Simone Tebet (PSB) and Márcio França (PSB) at the Palácio da Alvorada for . Afterwards, he watched the match with them and published photos of everyone in uniform.
Flávio Bolsonaro seeks to maintain the symbols of national football associated with his political group. Recently released a . The player was, and in 2022 the (PL), father of the senator. The video was a response to Lula, who called for the striker’s participation in the World Cup.
The PT movements are part of the strategy of promoting a discourse of national sovereignty to boost Lula in the re-election campaign. The plan gained strength after the government of , led by , . The Bolsonarist group, Lula’s opponent, is aligned with Trump.
The American Threat. Credit card companies in the United States claim that the Brazilian Central Bank grants preferential treatment to the instant payment system.
The Lula campaign to compete for the national colors and the national team’s shirt and wear Flávio down with the World Cup hook began two weeks ago.
On the 9th, the PT held a public event with allied acronyms in which several of its leaders appeared wearing a shirt with the colors of the Brazilian team. On the front, there were the words “Pix is from Brazil” and “plays for Brazil”. On the back, “Lula plays for Brazil”.
The direct message is to associate Lula with national defense. Indirectly, it is a counterpoint to Flávio Bolsonaro, a way of saying that the senator is playing against the country.
Lula’s political group accuses the senator of having encouraged the American government to take measures against Brazil. The idea is to present it as .
Flávio was in the United States, where he and other American officials were, at the end of May. In the following days, the Trump administration launched the new tariff threat. Flávio says he asked the US not to impose tariffs on Brazilian companies.
Lulistas claim that the measure in relation to factions opens the door for American interventions in national territory and .
On the 10th, . Minister Márcio Elias Rosa (Industry and Commerce) announced the registration of the payment system as a highly renowned brand, which restricts its use by third parties, including in contexts not related to financial services. The event took place at a meeting of the Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development, the “Conselhão”.
Lula then posed for a photo holding a poster that reproduced the Brazilian flag. In the center, the words “Pix is from Brazil”, with the same words used on the yellow shirt worn by PT members at the previous event. He had already displayed a poster with this slogan at the beginning of June, but without the Brazilian flag.
The political world discovered between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 that Pix is a delicate subject. At the time, the Federal Revenue changed rules for monitoring transactions through the system.
The statements on the topic caused political wear and tear on the PT member, which led to the revocation to contain the political damage to the president. One that raised suspicions about taxation went viral and marked the highest point in Lula’s exhaustion because of Pix.
