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position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it s a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation with my parents first just because, you know, my mum and my daddy had just lost another daughter in politics five years ago and, of course, it would be important to talk to them but at the same time, it was a great opportunity. i was very honoured to be invited and i knew that we had a lot of work to do and as i am compromised to everything that i do, i accepted. yeah. the clear majority of brazilians who are living in poverty are black. when we look at the number of homicides every yea ....
activist murdered five years ago. so, has that personal tragedy given her unstoppable political motivation? anielle franco in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. it s my pleasure to be here, and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you when president lula offered you this very high profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it s a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation with my parents first just because, you know, my mum and my daddy had just lost another daughter in politics five years ago and, of course, it would be important ....
and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you when president lula offered you this very high profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it s a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation with my parents first just because, you know, my mum and my daddy had just lost another daughter in politics five years ago and, of course, it would be important to talk to them but at the same time, it was a great opportunity. i was very honoured to be invited and i knew that we had a lot of work to do and as i am compromised to everything th ....
joining us tonight on this very busy news week. you re going to get some great perspective coming up. laura coates live starts right now. $5 million didn t stop donald trump. will $83.3 million? tonight on a bonus hour of laura coates live. the jury says that donald trump must pay $83.3 million to e. jean carroll for defamatory statements that he made against her in 2019. vastly more than i think anyone even expected, and a huge victory for e. jean carroll. after that verdict sheet was given to the judge before it was actually read, the judge asked the jury foreperson what does the m mean? the answer, million. and that comes on top of $5 million already awarded back in may by the jury that found trump sexually abused carroll and then defamed her in 2022 by disparaging her and denying the allegations. sources telling cnn the former president is livid. obviously. and he s gone on social media also obviously to try to blame, wait for it, president joe biden. and to fal ....
stories you re going to remember for the rest of your life. this is the mugshot the world will never forget. mr. trump has been criminally and not four times. i have 91 felony counts. i did everything, they interlock me. kevin mccarthy has finally been sworn in speaker after running on a historic 15th ballot. it s becoming increasingly clear with the speaker of the house already works for. chaos on capitol hill tonight. brought on by the house vote to remove kevin mccarthy. the speaker. congress has a new house speaker tonight. ending threat works off uncertainty. president biden makes an historic top secret trip to ukraine. one year later, kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. america stands with you. president biden and israel. less than a day on the ground but no doubt of the u.s. government commitment backing israel and its four against hamas. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we re closing in on that and all of 2023. so ....