Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva assumed office as Brazil's new leader Sunday, just three years after being released from prison on corruption charges and 12 years after his first two terms as president.
Still, security was tight at the capital on inauguration day, as da Silva officials put on a show — a celebration they've dubbed"Lulapalooza" — drawing hundreds of thousands to gather for the ceremony, which included a concert with some of the country's biggest artists.
In his inaugural speech, Lula vowed to rebuild his country after what he said were four years of destructive right-wing politics. He condemned his predecessor's administration for committing"genocide" by failing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 600,000 Brazilians died from COVID, the world's second-highest death toll after the U.S. Da Silva also pledged to combat hunger and poverty, to protect the Amazon and to fortify Indigenous rights.
With Bolsonaro away, he not pass on the presidential sash, as is tradition. Instead, da Silva received the honor from Brazilians, including an Indigenous leader, a man with cerebral palsy and a Black youth.pragmatic negotiator , faces an uphill battle heading into another four-year term, especially with Bolsonaro's party having secured majority control of both chambers in Congress.
The progressive leader was previously implicated in a massive corruption scandal involving money laundering. He spent about a year and a half in prison before he was released in 2019 on a technicality; the country's Supreme Court laterAfter serving his two terms from 2003 to 2010, da Silva is credited with helping millions of Brazilians escape poverty. Today, he's inheriting a struggling economy with rising poverty.
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