Thursday, December 20, 2012
A day earlier, the Syriza delegation had met with former Brazilian president Louis Inacio Lula da Silva who sent a message to the Greek people that at this time of crisis, one should remain calm, have strong will and look for solutions. "Don’t lose your hope, keep up the struggle with your heads up, as the Hellenic people are stronger than the crisis. Good Luck," Lula da Silva said.
On the first day of the visit the SYRIZA delegation met in Sao Paolo with the leadership of Brazil’s ruling Workers Party (PT) and its leader Rui Falcao. One of the main reasons of the SYRIZA visit to the South American nation, Tsipras said, was to assess Brazil’s experience in managing to escape a social crisis, 10 years ago, and exit the economic crisis in a democratic and coordinated way. In this context, Tsipras noted, it is crucial that in a multi-polar world, Greece has the support of a global economic power like Brazil. The Syriza delegation departs today for Argentina, the second leg of its tour.
