Lula meets with representatives from the automotive and fuel sectors

This Thursday afternoon (14 March), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice-president Geraldo Alckmin, and Minister Rui Costa (Chief of Staff) met with representatives from the automotive and fuel sectors. During the encounter at the Planalto Palace, they discussed the Brazilian potential for the production of flex hybrid vehicles and the bioelectric car, a technology that combines the use of ethanol and electrification.

“Each time I speak with Alckmin about investment growth, I get happier about the turn that these sectors have taken in our country. Over R$ 117 billion have already been announced by manufacturers until 2028, generating jobs and economic growth. We believe in Brazil and its potential for energy transition. This country has abandoned its past discourse and is investing in the future,” stated Presidente Lula after the meeting in his X profile (former Twitter).

In addition to the President, the Vice-president, and the Chief of Staff, participants included Luciano Coutinho (economist and professor at Unicamp); Emanuele Capellano (President of Stellantis for South America); Ciro Possobom (Volkswagen Brasil CEO); Evandro Maggio (Presidente of Toyota Brasil); Christopher Podgorski (CEO and president of Scania for Latin America); Stella Li (global vice-president of BYD); Tyler Li (BYD Brasil CEO); Alexandre Baldy (president of the BYD Brasil Board); Aroaldo Oliveira (president of IndustriALL-Brasil and Executive-Director of the Metalworkers Union of the ABC/São Paulo); Evandro Gussi (CEO of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association – UNICA); Mário Campos (President of Bioenergia Brasil); Carlos Ubiratan Garms (counselor at the Brazilian Association of Biogas - (ABiogás) and director of Cocal); Bruno Moretti (special secretary to the Chief of Staff/ Office of the President); Roberto Matarazzo Braun (Toyota); and Gustavo Bonini (Scania).