President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, often known as Lula, stated that Africa offers far too many prospects and that Brazil should never have left the continent. “Brazil is back on the continent it should never have left. Africa gathers many opportunities and a huge potential for growth,” the president of the South American giant said.
Brazil’s president made some fascinating remarks about Africa during his speech at the BRICS conference in South Africa.
Lula’s remarks were a subtle dig at his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who never visited Africa during his four-year presidency. Following a hotly disputed election campaign, Lula was sworn in as Brazil’s president in January 2023. Between 2003 and 2010, the seasoned left-wing lawmaker led the country on multiple excursions to Africa.
