Defense Minister says Lula was misunderstood in speech about food price

The Minister of Defense, José Múciosaid on Monday (10) that the recent statement of the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva About food prices was poorly interpreted.

Last Thursday (6), Lula suggested that the population avoid buying very expensive products as a way to press the drop in price and contain inflation.

“The president is a well-meaning man. He meant that people bargain, pedis, stimulate, so that there was no proliferation of increasing products in a faded way. He made a statement and was misunderstood. The government is leaning over it and will resolve, ”Múcio said in an interview with the program Rodfrom the TV Cultura.

In an interview with Itatiaia radios, Better world and BandNewsFM BHfrom Minas Gerais, Lula stated that if consumers avoid buying high prices, sellers will be forced to reduce the values ​​so as not to have stranded stocks.

The president also suggested that the population replace more expensive items with more affordable options and said inflation is under control.

“The meat is very high, we have other products that are high and we have to discuss with the sectors why these prices have grown so much from 12 months here. The truth is that in 2023 the meat fell 30% and then it went up again, ”he added.

According to him, there is not a single determining factor for high prices, but the government is still monitoring the situation to avoid more severe impacts on the population.

“Our concern is just to prevent the price of food from continuing to harming the Brazilian people and, therefore, we have had meetings with the sectors that, in our view, are at higher prices,” said Lula.