00:00Topics Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is running for re-election in October,
00:04said that he will include defense policy in his campaign platform for the first time.
00:10Lula, who has served three non-consecutive terms as President of Brazil,
00:14said that defense will be a priority because the country does not want war with anyone
00:20but needs to be prepared in an international context marked by conflicts.
00:24There are a lot of crazy people in the world, he said, before referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's
00:30threat
00:30to take over Greenland, Canada or the Panama Canal.
00:34He also stated that the Brazilian defense industry was practically bankrupt when he first became president in 2003
00:42and he mentioned his administration's efforts to modernize the aircraft and naval fleets.
00:52in Albany.
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