Natural Resources and Sovereignty

And having in the hands of other countries central matters, strategic minerals, strategic wealth for our country, is not defending sovereignty; it is not defending the economic independence of our country.

So we have defended ending privatizations, nationalizing all the riches of our country.

And this applies to iron ore, as in Minas Gerais: mining has proceeded rampantly, even destroying the environment in our country.

It is defending, moreover, rare earths and oil in the hands of the State, so that we are not at the mercy of these other countries, whether they are Chinese or from the United States.

E aí a gente vê o teor do Vender Brasil, porque vazou nesse mesmo contexto um documento saindo da campanha do Flávio, oferecendo terras raras para o mundo.

e das terras ratas.

We are the greatest power today in freshwater in the world, the largest volume of freshwater in the world today.

They want our rare earths, critical minerals, which—just for the public to understand, because one day it will be easier to understand when things come—are almost like diamonds and gold.