Balanced News: Brazil’s Lula defends democracy in certification speech

São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke out in defense of democracy in response to far-right protests. The president asked for unity and strong international legislation to combat the threats allegedly posed to democracy in Brazil and around the world. According to Lula, the current threat against democracy is greater now than in the period of the second world war.