Two hours and 45 minutes. This was the time in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remained in Rio Grande do Sul. The PT member traveled to the southern state last Thursday, 2, in the midst of the climate tragedy that is plaguing the region.
According to the agenda of Planalto Palace, the delegation under the command of the President of the Republic disembarked at the Santa Maria Area Base, in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, at 9:45 am. At 12:30 pm, the team had already boarded at the same location to return to Brasília.
Still according to the official schedule, which is available to all citizens on the internet, Lula’s trip to Rio Grande do Sul was restricted to Santa Maria. The municipality is the electoral stronghold of the chief minister of the Secretariat of Social Communication, Paulo Pimenta, who was part of the delegation.
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During the time he was in Rio Grande do Sul, the president made two commitments — at least according to the official agenda. He flew over part of the regions hit by heavy rain over the last few days and met with the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite (PSDB). Furthermore, in the midst of the tragedy, the PT member had time to state that I was rooting for Grêmio and Internacionalthe two main football teams in the state.
While Lula talks about football, Rio Grande do Sul faces calamity
While President Lula found time to comment on football in the less than three hours he spent in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul continues to face a calamity. Gauchos have been dealing with flooding and flooding caused by storms since last weekend.
According to a note from the State Civil Defense on the morning of this Saturday, 4th, the climate tragedy has already is responsible for 56 deaths. In addition, 74 people are injured and another 67 are still missing.
Still according to Civil Defense, 235 of the 496 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul face problems due to recent storms. Finally, there is a record that the level of Guaíba, a lake that bathes Porto Alegre and part of its metropolitan region reached the highest level in its history.
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