First of all, I want to thank God and the Brazilian people for the honor they gave me to govern my country for the fourth time.
Brazil experienced one of the most important elections in its history, with record voter participation and the lowest abstention in recent years. Before going to the polls, the Brazilian people took to the streets and networks to defend their rights, their causes and their hopes. It was the victory of democracy.
It was exciting to see young people lead spontaneous demonstrations, motivated by the dream of better days. The elderly overcame distances and mobility difficulties, and gave us a life lesson: there is no age limit when it comes to defending their rights.
True patriotism mobilized us. We took to the streets for each other. We took to the streets for our rights, our sovereignty, our nature, our wealth and our future.
The children of Brazil did not run away from the fight. We proved, once again, that Brazil does not fit in anyone's backyard.
Like what has been happening in some countries around the world, the so-called big techs tried to interfere in the Brazilian electoral process, giving millions of views to content containing disinformation and fake news. But, with popular participation, the truth won over the lie.
I am immensely grateful for the more than 64 million votes I received and I will govern for all Brazilians and all Brazilians, as I have always done. Bridges need to be built instead of walls.
By the end of the year, I will forward the latest achievements of this cycle and structure the changes necessary to build the new government that lies ahead. With more dynamism, more modern and capable of implementing, with security, transparency and responsibility, everything we promised to the Brazilian people.
I never ran away from commitments, I never ran away from criticism, I never ran away from the fight and I never abandoned my country. Brazil is not a place for those who run away from their responsibilities.
It is with the strength of popular mobilization that we will lead the government from now on, connected with the population's desires, expanding listening and dialogue.
To improve the lives of Brazilian families, we zeroed Income Tax for those earning up to R$5,000, approved the end of the 6 x 1 scale without salary reduction and now we are going to zero the tax on the basic food basket, starting next year. Furthermore, I sent the proposal to Congress to eliminate public transport fares on weekends.
The end of betting is already having a positive impact on the economy. Without spending on gambling, families increased their consumption, businesses sell more, industry produces more, and the economic wheel turns again. Bets destroyed lives and need to stay in the past, like the nightmare from which Brazil finally woke up.
The time has come for Brazilian Justice to regain its credibility. The activity of the judiciary needs judges who are impartial, ethical and free from conflicts of interest and enrichment projects. With effective justice, we will be able to tackle corruption, organized crime and tax evaders more rigorously.
The fight against criminal factions, militias, crime tycoons and aggressors of women and girls depends on integration between the Federal Government, states and municipalities.
We will integrate and guarantee the energetic action of all police forces to retake the territories occupied by criminals and restore tranquility to the population. Furthermore, we will strengthen the Brazilian National Pact against Feminicide. The government will remain ruthless towards the aggressors.
Another commitment is to expand protection mechanisms for our children and adolescents, in real life and in the digital environment.
Our work will focus on growth, without abandoning care for those who need it most, especially the elderly. We will deepen the national care policy. The Brazilian population is aging, and it is urgent to improve public policies so that they are capable of promoting quality of life and dignity for the elderly population.
Brazil is on its way to being the eighth economy in the world with a development model that improves family income, creates opportunities for growth through education and social well-being.
No development is possible without a revolution in our teaching model. This is why we will universalize integral education and the nest egg. We will create the University Nest Egg and continue investing in technical education, digital education and universities.
The Brazilian economy has prospered, unemployment is low, inflation is under control and worker income is growing.
The trajectory of public debt and high interest rates worry me, which is why I reaffirm my commitment to fiscal responsibility, to enable sustainable social policies and the much-needed expansion of investment. All this effort will be made while preserving tax rules.
One of our government's main objectives is to increase the country's investment to more than 20% of GDP, in partnership with the private sector. To this end, we will create the conditions to reduce the interest rate.
In addition to believing in the popular economy, we will buy family debt from banks and forgive the debt of individual micro-entrepreneurs from the Federal Government.
We will put Prospera MEI into practice, with a set of measures to boost small businesses. We are ready for the challenge of creating more quality jobs, especially for young people.
By opening new international markets and investing in a new national industry, we will strengthen strategic sectors of the economy, such as the creative economy, the digital economy and the green economy.
We will not miss the opportunity to make Brazil a country capable of transforming our natural riches into a future of opportunities for our workers and entrepreneurs, and growth for our nation.
