Overview
- At the Workers’ Party congress in Brazil over the weekend, Pontón underscored the BNG’s alignment with the PT on peace, international law, and social justice.
- She promoted Galicia as a destination for Brazilian investment, highlighting fishing, aquaculture, and shipbuilding as competitive strengths.
- Pontón said the shared Galician‑Portuguese language lowers barriers for trade, university exchange, and research in biotech, marine science, and culture.
- In a meeting with Brazil’s minister of women, Márcia Lopes, she shared the BNG’s work on gender equality and warned about a rising wave of macho, regressive politics.
- The delegation called for an institutional and commercial strategy to open Brazil’s 213‑million‑person market to Galician firms, while no binding deals were announced.