Thousands of Lula supporters have been flooding the capital to camp out near the Esplanade of Ministries. theSun theSundaily election politics Lula Brazil
A supporter poses for a picture with a cardboard cutout of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva while camping at the Brasilia Exhibition Pavilion to attend his inauguration ceremony in Brasilia on December 31, 2022. AFPPIX: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to be inaugurated Sunday for a third term as Brazilian president, in a ceremony snubbed by outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits.
The stepped up measures come after a Bolsonaro supporter was arrested last week for planting a tanker truck rigged with explosives near the Brasilia airport, a plot he said aimed to “sow chaos” in the South American country. Foreign dignitaries including 17 heads of state will also be in attendance as Lula, who previously led the country through a watershed boom from 2003 to 2010, takes the oath of office for a new four-year term at 3:00 pm .
Organizers of the ceremony -- led by first lady-to-be Rosangela “Janja” da Silva -- have maintained a mystery around who will give Lula the sash in Bolsonaro’s absence.
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