Luis Inacio Lula da Silva: The richest 1% hold 63% of the country's wealth.
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva: Meanwhile, the poorest half of the population holds only 2% of the wealth. It is far too much wealth concentrated in the hands of a small segment of the super-rich.
The change to the income tax is a decisive step toward transforming this reality. But it is only the first.
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva: Rest assured that we will not stop there. What we want is for the Brazilian people to have a right to the wealth they produce.
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva: By the sweat of their labor.