Brazil's Lula says will not submit to "wealthy elite"

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http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5961668&cKey=1122076224000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he would not give in to Brazil's wealthy elites in the face of bribery allegations threatening his government.

Lula, a former metalworker who is the first working-class president of Latin America's largest country, said he would not let anyone in Brazil tell him what was "ethical, moral or dignified" as a congressional probe sought proof for accusations his Workers' Party, or PT, bribed lawmakers.

"I won the right to walk with my head held high in this country through a lot of sacrifice. It's not going to be the Brazilian elite that is going to make me bow my head. It's not going to happen," he said in an emotional speech to state oil workers in Rio de Janeiro.

Allegations the ruling PT used public money to buy support in Congress for government legislation have brought on Brazil's worst political crisis since the impeachment and resignation of Fernando Collor 13 years ago.

[poetsdream]

1. You Go Lula!!!!!!!!

President Lula has done more in the last 4 years to help the common man in his country than has been done in the country in the last 20.

I support anyone with the stones to 'talk back' to the so-called elite and powerful.

:woohoo:

[WhiteTara]

5. and welcome to you poetsdream

[Voltaire99]

2. Bravo.

If only we in North America had leaders like Lula and Chavez.

Scarcely one out of every fifty Democrats in office can compare.

[oasis]

3. Viva Lula. (eom)

[classysassy]

4. Lula vs Slugo

watch your back Lula, Slugo(Bush) and his marines are on the way.