President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.  | Photo: Twitter/@DatosAme24

Brasilia, June 15 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced that his government will launch on July 2nd a major program of infrastructure works for the country's development in all areas.

"Since we had an enormous amount of public policies that had worked, we decided to recreate them to be able to launch as of July 2nd a great program of works for national development, with infrastructure works in all areas," Lula said.

His statements came on the program "Conversation with the President," of the state-owned Empresa Brasil de Comunicação.  According to the government, the program intends to contain six pillars: transport, urban infrastructure, social equipment, water, communications and energy.

On the occasion, Lula also said that his Administration demands that the popular housing program "My House, My Life" reach the Brazilian middle class.  "We will have to think about all segments of society so that people feel that the Government has taken them into account," said the Brazilian President.

Lula da Silva expressed his satisfaction with the work done since he took office last January 1st.  However, he said: "We have to do much more than what we have done in any other mandate because we have to rebuild Brazil."