On an official visit to Mozambique on Monday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the Brazilian government had acted “intelligently” to dismantle criminal networks and stifle their sources of funding. The statement comes as Palacio do Planalto intensifies coordination in the Senate to change sections deemed harmful to the fight against organized crime in the anti-factionalism project approved by the Senate last week.
— Organized crime is another challenge threatening our societies. Lula said the Brazilian government is working with intelligence to dismantle criminal networks and stifle their sources of funding. — The Federal Police is internationally recognized for its ability to track illicit assets and combat money laundering. She is available to share her experience and expand her cooperation with Mozambique.
In Maputo, the President participated in the signing of nine new bilateral agreements in areas such as health, education, development, entrepreneurship, diplomacy, civil aviation, legal aid and agroforestry services. He stated that Brazil had “returned” to the African continent after years of absence, and that it wanted to resume stalled projects – including partnerships in pharmaceutical production, food security and biome protection.
PL Antifaction in the Senate
Lula’s statements come at a time when the government is seeking to reverse the central points of the Anti-Movement Party, in the Senate, which were approved by a large majority in the chamber (370 to 110), in a defeat for Planalto. The executive wants to amend provisions dealing with federal police funding, strengthen the Federal Revenue Service and define what constitutes a criminal faction.
Last week, Lula and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad criticized the text approved by deputies, which angered the president of the chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicans – PB). The president stated on social media that the current version “weakens the fight against crime and creates legal uncertainty.”