Brasilia-. In a unified manner, seven entities of the working class of Brazil will hold today in Sao Paulo the central event for May 1, with the presence for the third time of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
For the sixth consecutive year, the Unitary Central of Workers, Força Sindical, General Union of Workers of the Federal District, the Central of Workers of Brazil, the New Union Central of Workers and the Inter-Union CSB will celebrate the anniversary together. Public.
The main event will take place in the parking lot of the Neo Química Arena, a stadium popularly known as Itaquerão, in the eastern area of Sao Paulo.
The organizers indicated that Lula’s speech will mark the political moment of the São Paulo event, which will be accompanied by the participation and words of union leaders and guests who represent the popular movement and organized civil society.
Thus, after the political program, the stage in Itaquerão will give rise to the Culture and Rights Festival. Artists such as Paula Lima, Quesito Melodia, Afonsinho BV, Children’s Pagoda, Trío de la Luna, among others, confirmed their presence.
The union centers hope to gather around 50 thousand people in Itaquerão, in the rally scheduled to begin at 10:00 local time.
All the mobilizations for the date will have as their motto this year “For a fairer Brazil” and highlight guidelines such as decent employment, correction of the Income Tax table, lower interests, valuation of the service and public servants, equal salary for equal work between men and women, and dignified retirement.
Events are expected in at least 34 municipalities in the country, which confirmed political and cultural demonstrations.
Last week, at a press conference that announced the unified May 1, the union centers also expressed support for the fight of federal education officials.
Professors and technicians from universities and federal institutes have been on strike since April 15 to demand salary and budgetary adjustment, career restructuring and the repeal of the rules approved in the previous administrations of former presidents Michel Temer (2016-2018) and Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022).
Lula’s Government is now negotiating with the categories, but does not intend to address the demands for salary adjustment this year.
