27 October 2002
The South African Communist Party (SACP) congratulates Comrade Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (President of the Workers’ Party of Brazil - Partido de los Trabajadores) for his impressive victory in the Brazilian Presidential election held yesterday.
The SACP also salutes the Workers' Party, the Communist Party of Brazil and other left parties which worked for Lula's victory under the Lula for President Coalition.
The SACP believes that Lula's victory is a decisive message from the poor and working people of Brazil that it is pro-poor and pro-working class policies and programmes which are best guaranteed to ensure a better life for all.
The SACP trusts that Lula's government will resist IMF/neo-liberal pressures and conditionalities against such people-based policies.
CONTACT
Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara)
Department of Information, Media and Publicity
South African Communist Party
Tel – 011 339 3621; Fax – 011 339 4244; Cell – 083 651 0271
Email – mazibuko@sacp.org.za