Lula takes workplace in BrazilNIUS
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn on this Sunday, January 1, because the thirty ninth President of the Republic of Brazil on the end result of an inauguration ceremony that marks the start of his third time period as head of the nation.
“Our message to Brazil is one in every of hope and reconstruction”, Lula proclaimed throughout the ceremony, in a speech the place he lamented that “the good edifice of rights, sovereignty and growth that this Nation constructed has been systematically demolished in recent times”. .
“It is to the reconstruction of this constructing that we’re going to direct all our efforts,” Lula assured after signing with a pen that he acquired in 1989 from an attendee at a rally within the state of Piauí, with which he needed to recollect the residents of this inhabitants.
An act paying homage to Pelé
The president thanked the “political conscience of Brazilian society” and the “democratic entrance” shaped in opposition to the “violent threats to freedom of vote” throughout the elections for his victory. “Democracy has been the large winner,” he mentioned.
Along with Lula, Gerardo Alckmin was additionally sworn in as vice chairman of the nation in a session that started with a tribute to soccer star Pelé, who died this week on the age of 82.
Lula already ruled Brazil for 2 phrases between 2003 and 2010, years throughout which he elevated the worldwide presence of the South American large, symbolized in unprecedented Olympic Games, and adopted measures to attempt to fight poverty and cut back inequality.