(ANSA) - BRASILIA, 01 JAN - Progressive (Pt) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in today in Parliament as the new president of Brazil.
Lula, former president for two consecutive terms between 2003 and 2011, succeeds the ultra-conservative Jair Bolsonaro.
He is the first president in the history of Brazil elected for a third term.
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