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Drastic security measures in Brazil for the swearing in of Lula Da Silva

Without Zaich Bolsonaro, who left the Brazil before his term is even over, and with increased security under the threat of incidents from supporters of the far-right politician, the country’s president-elect, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, will be sworn in.

At the age of 77, Mr Lula will be sworn in again as president of Latin America’s biggest power, after his two previous terms (2003-2010), marking the return of the Brazilian center-left to Planalto, the presidential palace.

Up to 300,000 people are expected to participate in the eventssome pompous, with ceremonies choreographed to the last millimeter, others more relaxed, with celebrations and concerts in the usually sleepy Brazilian capital with its futuristic architecture.

The approximately fifty foreign delegations include 17 heads of state, among them the presidents of Germany, Portugal, states of the region, the king of Spain.

The US sent Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, China Vice President Wang Qishan. France will be represented by Olivier Best, Minister responsible for International Trade.

An unprecedented event since 1985 and the end of the military dictatorship: Outgoing President Bolsonaro will not hand over the yellow and green presidential sash to his successoras tradition would have it.

The far-right president, who has appeared withdrawn and made few public appearances since his narrow defeat in October’s election, which he still hasn’t digested, left Brazil on Friday. He is, according to information from the newspaper Folha de São Paulo, in Florida, at the home of a former martial arts champion.

Cause “chaos”

As his most extreme followers want to prevent Lula from taking power and still continue to camp in front of barracks in various cities to demand that the army proceed with a coup, security measures have been decided to be strengthened.

The entire staff of the police headquarters in Brasilia, numbering around 8,000 members, will be mobilized, as well as around a thousand federal police officers, who can be counted on to support other police forces in the country if necessary.

The new first lady, Josangela da Silva, also known as “Zanza”, took over the organization of the festive aspect of the events, the concerts before and after the official ceremonies.

Lula’s wife promises ‘great popular celebration’with music in two scenes.

Since last Saturday, thousands of supporters of Lula’s Workers’ Party (PT) have been flocking to Brasilia, on planes, buses, cars and even bicycles.

As for Lula, who completed his government scheme – made up of 37 ministers – in the last few days, he has a “Herculean task” in front of him, as his vice president puts it: after four years of rule by Mr. Bolsonaro, he is called to unite the deeply divided Brazil and to improve the state of the economy, which is bogged down. Expectations are high: not only is he called upon to restore order, but to bring tangible results quickly, to promote measures that will improve the quality of life of Brazilian citizens, analysts emphasize.

Source: News Beast

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