text: Freedom of the press In March 2023, the Lula government launched a campaign to fight “misinformation”. The initiative was viewed by many as a tool for Lula’s administration to delegitimize criticism it faces—under the guise of “fact-checking”, and raised serious concerns about freedom of expression. In response, the senior programme director of the International Center for Journalists, Christina Tardáliga, tweeted "There is no such thing as government fact-checking. This appropriation of the term is misguided and offensive. What the government does is propaganda."
  Political positions and philosophy
  In Brazil, liberal is often avoided by leftists because of connotations with pro-business policies. He advocated "socialism of the 21st century", but Lulism is considered to be substantially similar to social liberalism. Although he showed a moderate centre-left liberal tendency economically, he highlighted his closeness with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and negatively evaluated Juan Guaidó during the Venezuelan crisis. He is "personally against" abortion, but maintains that it should be treated as a public health issue.
  Palestine
  Lula criticized the decisions by Western countries to cut funding to UNRWA and in response pledged to the Palestinian government that Brazil would increase its funding to UNRWA. Lula has called for a two-state solution with Palestine "definitively recognised as a full and sovereign state".