Jair Bolsonaro did not respect tradition, the outgoing Brazilian president left the country and refused to hand over the scarf that symbolizes the democratic transmission of power in his country.
Lula entrusted the task to Eni Souza, an employee in the household waste collection sector.
Since the first day of his third term, the new Brazilian president has signed several decrees to reverse some of his predecessor’s flagship measures.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil: “We are repealing the decrees that expand access to weapons and ammunition that have caused so much insecurity and so much damage to Brazilian families”.
Lula appeared moved and sobs interrupted his inauguration speech several times.
Returning to lead Brazil at the age of 77, the former metalworker has promised to govern for all Brazilians and not just those who voted for him.
Lula also pledged to fight against “all forms of inequality” and above all against hunger, which he considers the most serious of crimes.
Among the first measures, Lula invested 37 ministers, 14 more than the previous government. Eleven of his cabinet members are women.
Annelise Borges is Euronews special correspondent in Brazil: “The challenges facing Lula are enormous. Not only will the Brazilian president have to rebuild a crumbling economy, but he will also have to convince about half of the electorate that they didn’t vote for him and that he thinks he should be in jail and not in the presidential palace, that he may be their boss too.”
