He also spoke about the impact of the ongoing wars on the planet and cited the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which he once again classified as genocide.
The president condemned the military conflict as genocide and blamed the Israeli government for the slaughter that has already killed around 30,000 civilians.
The 21 repatriated landed Tuesday morning at Viracopos International Airport in Campinas, São Paulo. They came on a Brazilian Air Force aircraft from Brasília, where they had been since Saturday, when they arrived from Cairo.
In addition to bringing the Brazilians, the plane is carrying six tons of humanitarian supplies, including water purifiers, and is slated to arrive in Brasília at 8 am on Saturday (Dec. 23).
Donated by the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST), the Brazilian delivery includes besides organic rice also brown sugar, powdered milk, and cornmeal.