President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated that he is not “pleased” to see strikes by teachers at federal universities and said that the Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, “wants negotiations to take place as quickly as possible”.
The statements occurred during an interview on the program Good morning, Presidentfrom EBC, together with ministers Rui Costa (Casa Civil) and Paulo Pimenta (Secom), this Tuesday morning, 7.
According to Lula, the Minister of Management, Esther Dweck, also coordinates conversations with the category and “is willing to negotiate”. He said he had heard from the minister that the department would prepare a proposal for the unions this Tuesday.
The president recalled having been a leader of strikes in the past and said he was in favor of the instrument, but advocated as many negotiations as possible.
“Negotiation is always like this: I asked for 10, and they offered me 2, and I didn’t want it. But between 10 and 2, there’s 3, there’s 4, there’s 5, there’s 6. It’s always possible to find a number that you can, if not satisfy 100% of people, but serve.”
Then, Lula highlighted that the government has resource limitations because “it doesn’t produce money, it collects it from the people.”
The president added: “We’re going to make an agreement. I’m not happy to see part of the education sector on strike. I have to open many technical schools, visit universities, and I want teachers and staff to be calm.”
