President Lula takes stock of 100 days in power
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday (Apr. 10) is completing 100 days in office. In a ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace, he said his administration plans to make a difference “by overcoming difficulties.”From January to March this year, he noted, the government committed BRL 3.3 billion—against former President Bolsonaro’s BRL 892 million in the first three months last year.For the same span, Lula cited BRL 323 million invested in water resources, against BRL 82 million the year before; BRL 535 million in science and technology, against BRL 128 million; BRL 145 million in health infrastructure, against BRL 56 million; BRL 328 million in waterways, against BRL 34 million; and BRL 203 million in housing, against no investment in the first three months of las...