Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is welcomed to the National Congress by the numerous heads of state and government officials during his inauguration ceremony. Jens Büttner/dpaVeteran leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took the oath of office on Sunday as Brazil's first democratica.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sworn in, receives presidential sash from select group of citizens rather than his defeated predecessor, who flew to Florida on Friday
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The leftist defeated Jair Bolsonaro by less than 2 percentage points, and since then, many Bolsonaro supporters have gathered outside military barracks, questioning results and pleading with the armed forces to prevent Lula from taking office.
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