Overview
- Lula, speaking Friday at an Instituto Federal de São Paulo campus opening in Sorocaba, said Trump would not threaten Brazil if he knew what a “nordestino nervoso” is.
- He invoked his Pernambuco roots and referenced a claimed link to Lampião, a famed backlands bandit who symbolizes resistance in Northeastern folklore.
- Switching to a conciliatory note, he said Brazil does not want war and called for peace, culture, study, and development as national priorities.
- The remarks followed Trump’s threat to destroy “an entire civilization” if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, then a provisional two‑week ceasefire with talks set to begin in Pakistan, which Brazil publicly supported.
- The Sorocaba event delivered a new IFSP campus funded by the federal Novo PAC program with R$20.6 million, plus R$8 million announced for a dining hall, library, auditorium, and a sports court that will serve students daily.