Lula says it is not the time to “judge” the choice of Qatar to host the World Cup

Lula da Silva, Brazil’s current president-elect, said in recent hours that this is not the time to “judge” Qatar’s choice to host the World Cup, after the country was accused by the West of corruption, abuse of migrant workers and gender violations. I don’t know what the criteria were for choosing Qatar. In any case, it is not for us to judge the criterion. He has already been chosen, he has already decided,” the Brazilian politician said from Lisbon, where he met with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. The national teams are called, they are already training. What we want is for the players to play well to give us all a show,” added the leader of the Workers’ Party who on January 1, 2023 will assume his third presidency. The designation of Qatar as the host of the World Cup that will begin tomorrow was made in 2010, and since then countless irregularities have been denounced such as abuses of workers in charge of the construction of the stadiums, violation of the rights of women and people of the LGBTQ+ collective, and even corruption to win sportingly. For his part, Lula concluded by stating that he “sincerely” and “humbly” believes that his country will win the Cup. He added: “After 20 years, it’s time for Brazil to be world champion again.”

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