Brazil’s Selection aid Haiti

Brazil’s President Lula is not going to play at the World Cup, of course. But his comment after leaving the hospital after a series of checkup tests is a clear reflection of what I wrote in one of my posts. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was being rushed to his vehicle to avoid reporters when, just before closing the door he answered the questions about his health, saying something like this: “I’m ok to play football again”.

It’s very common for us to play at least once a week. If you win you eat barbecue with your friends. If you lose… eat barbecue with your friends anyway. Unless someone is stressed out, we can enjoy the friendly gathering anyway.

President Lula is from the worker’s party and, for the first time in Brazilian history, people elected such a left wing party. It’s nice to see a guy with such a poor background being President and it is nicer still to see that he maintains his love for football as most of us do.

The United Nations is at Haiti in an effort to bring peace to the country, securing the elections there. Lula sent Brazilian soldiers to help them. The cool thing is that the Selection played a friendly match against Haiti (2004) and it was really emotional to see the reaction of the Haitian people at that time. This is another exciting thing about football. It can help to keep peace in a country’s heart. The “Game for Peace” was a tool for national reconciliation. I hope everything goes well for them.

Nice pictures about this event:
1. World Cup trophy in Haiti
2. The Selection cruises in UN tanks

(images from Haiti Info website)