Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as Brazil’s president, and in his first address expressed optimism about plans to rebuild while pledging that members of outgoing Jair Bolsonaro’s administration will be held to account. 9News
president, and in his first address expressed optimism about plans to rebuild while pledging that members of outgoing Jair Bolsonaro’s administration will be held to account.
“The great edifice of rights, sovereignty and development that this nation built has been systematically demolished in recent years. To re-erect this edifice, we are going to direct all our efforts.”Tens of thousands of supporters decked out in the red of Lula’s Workers’ Party cheered after his swearing-in.
His most die-hard backers resorted to what some authorities and incoming members of Lula’s administration labelled acts of “terrorism” – which has prompted security concerns about inauguration day events.Supporters celebrate after Lula is reinstated for the third time, beating his far-right opponent Jair Bolsonaro.
He sought support from political moderates to form a broad front and defeat Bolsonaro, then tapped some of them to serve in his Cabinet.Claúdio Arantes, a 68-year-old pensioner, carried an old Lula campaign flag on his way to the Esplanade. Given the nation’s political fault lines, it is highly unlikely Lula ever reattains the popularity he once enjoyed, or even sees his approval rating rise above 50 per cent, said Maurício Santoro, a political science professor at Rio de Janeiro’s State University.
And with tensions running hot, a series of events has prompted fear that violence could erupt on inauguration day.
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