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Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva begins third term

2023-01-01T20:10:09.939Z


Left-wing politician Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is Brazil's new president. The 77-year-old took his oath of office on Sunday – for the third time.


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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his way to being sworn in: Many challenges lie ahead

Photo: Andre Penner/AP

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new President of Brazil.

The 77-year-old took his oath of office in Congress on Sunday.

He had previously driven through the capital, Brasília, in an open Rolls Royce with his wife Janja and the new Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and his wife.

Thousands of supporters cheered him on.

More than a dozen heads of state attended the inauguration, including Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

After the celebrations, a big music festival with more than 40 artists was planned.

Lula ruled the largest country in Latin America from 2003 to 2010.

He is now the first democratically elected president in Brazil to serve a third term.

In October, he defeated his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro in the runoff election.

Contrary to custom, the right-wing ex-military did not take part in the swearing-in ceremony.

He had already traveled to the USA with his family on Friday.

Environmental protection and anti-poverty measures planned

Lula now faces great challenges.

After his predecessor deeply divided society and isolated the country, the new president wants to reconcile Brazil and bring it back onto the international stage.

Lula announced a resolute environmental protection and climate policy and measures against increasing hunger.

However, he is dealing with a congress in which supporters of President Bolsonaro, who has been voted out, make up the largest faction.

After his four-year reign and electoral defeat, the democratic consensus in the country is considered broken and Brazilian society divided.

The security arrangements for Lula's inaugurations were tight.

Fanatical supporters of his right-wing populist predecessor Jair Bolsonaro had already tried to detonate a bomb in the capital Brasília a few days earlier.

Another incident apparently occurred shortly before Lula was sworn in on Sunday.

As the Reuters news agency reported, the police arrested a man who tried to gain access to the esplanade in the capital with an explosive device and a knife.

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Source: spiegel

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