The former president of the Republic revealed that he attended a “conclave” of Latin American billionaires in the peninsular city.
He former president of the Republic, Jose Mujicarevealed that he participated in a “conclave” of Latin American billionaires that was held secretly in Punta del Este and was attended, among other personalities, by Mexican telecommunications magnate, Carlos Slim.
This Tuesday, in an interview with En Perspectiva, the former president admitted that “a month or so ago” he was part of a private event in which he was Slim. “In terms of politics we have done some activities, some accompanying the old presidents, with whom despite our differences, we support each other quite a bit, because it suits the country,” he slipped. Mujica regarding the meeting.
“A few days ago we were at a conference where it was Slimthe richest man in Americaand I remember he told me: ‘Look, I spoke four times with (Andrew Manuel) Lopez Obrador and I managed to get the minimum wage increased, it rose to 130%.'”
“Do you know what he told me Slim? For the economy to work you have to give money to the poor. “Just like that, confession on one side,” he said. After being consulted about this meeting, Mujica He maintained: “That meeting was held by the millionaires of America, there was no Uruguayan in Punta del Este. It was the president (Luis Lacalle Pou) at night and the next day they invited the three former presidents (Julio María Sanguinetti, Luis Lacalle de Herrera and Mujica)”.
“It’s a family reunion where they have a kind of club once a year where the richest people in America come with their relatives, and there was no press or anything. Afterwards they went to eat at the winery of (Alexander) Bulgheroniand it seems that every year they have one of those meetings that lasts two days in different places in America,” he continued.
In that sense, Mujica He reported that it is “a kind of conclave” between “fathers and children”, who are “very concerned about the succession” and “about what is going to come after them.” “They brought a speaker on artificial intelligence (AI), then they asked us some things. I remembered (Jose Pedro) Damianiwhich said: In the Uruguay There are no rich people, there are rich people. Because Uruguayan there was none.”
Claudia Sheinbaum was a “steamroller” in the Mexican elections, according to Mujica
When asked why he found Slim’s phrase the most interesting part of the meeting, Mujica He stated that it was “because of the man who said it” and that it “explains a lot of what happened in Mexico“, in reference to the historic victory of Claudia Sheinbaum.
“Look, 130% increase in the minimum wage and 2.5% unemployment, and I know that there are crimes and that there are problems on the border and that there are a number of difficulties, but it was a steamroller in the election. And well, something indicates this”, he concluded in this regard.
Source: Ambito
