Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that his country has proved that the state plays an important role in combating the global financial crisis since the market itself cannot solve all problems.
In his weekly radio show, "Breakfast with the President," Lula said Brazil had taken all measures to ensure that the country would leave the crisis behind quickly and even manage to achieve growth.
Meanwhile, he also warned that the country must remain cautious, because "2010 will be a very crucial year."
In September, Lula declared that Brazil was no longer in technical recession. He quoted Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics figures as saying that the country's growth in the second quarter rose 1.9 percent as against the previous three months.
During Monday's radio show, the Brazilian leader also stressed the importance of the innovation industry and called for Brazilian companies to invest more in the field as the only way to successfully compete in the era of globalization.
He said that Brazil has been striving for the development of the innovation industry, adding that a 41 billion reais (23.56 billion U.S.
dollar) investment plan in science and technology will be launched in 2010.
With regard to climate change, the president noted that it is vital that Brazil sets a carbon-emission reduction goal, which will force other countries to present similar proposals as well.
The Latin American country promises a reduction of 36.1 to 38.9 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
He also reiterated that richer countries must not only reduce their own emissions, but also help poorer countries reach their reduction goals on the basis of economic development.
"It is clear that countries across the world should have to take respective responsibilities," Lula said.