Having won the political pursuit, Lula returns to the presidency of Brazil

The Labor founder returned to politics in March 2021, embracing his third term in office after spending 580 days in prison (between April 2018 and November 2019) and having his sentence overturned.

For the sixth time, the former mechanical shapeshifter ran for president. He did it in 1989, 1994 and 1998, and has only won in 2002, 2006 and in October 2022.

The shenanigans of the crippled Lava Jato judicial process, led by former coordinator Deltan Dallagnol and ex-judge Sérgio Moro, were enough to disqualify him from the 2018 elections, lock him up and pave the way for the victory of ultra-ex-conservative Jair Bolsonaro.

As expected, the boy who was a peddler at eight and a shoe shine boy at nine suffered an avalanche of accusations in the courts, but over time he exposed the truth without blame and his innocence unfalsified.

He was able to regain his eligibility and also scored an impressive 26 victories in the Federal Supreme Court.

The opening ceremony began this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. local time, as Lula got into a convertible and began the procession along the Esplanade of the Ministries, leaving Brasilia’s Metropolitan Cathedral for the National Convention. The Labor leader was accompanied by First Lady Rosangela da Silva (Ganga); Deputy Geraldo Alcmene and his partner Le Alcmene.

During the plenary session of Parliament, Lula and Alcmene were sworn in, respectively.

In his speech, the current president stated that the message to Brazil is one of “hope and reconstruction”.

Think of the victory of democracy, which propelled him to win both rounds of elections in October against Bolsonaro.

He stressed that democracy is the “greatest victor”, by confronting and overcoming “the fiercest threats to the freedom to vote”, a clear reference to the attacks on ballot boxes carried out by the former military officer, who was coveting his re-election. .

He also promised to take power with a commitment to rebuild the country with its people and to save 33 million people from hunger and 100 million from poverty, almost half of the population.

Later, after receiving the mantle that made him the 39th head of government in the country, he said with tears: “No more hate, fake news, weapons and bombs.”

And a black woman put the presidential sash on him, accompanied by seven representatives of civil society, in the absence of Bolsonaro, who preferred to travel to the United States in order to exclude giving him the ribbon, as a traditional act.

In his second speech today, Lula denounced that “the return of hunger is a crime, the most serious crime against the Brazilian people.”

Covered with emotion and weeping, he alluded to the families sifting through the rubbish for food and those queuing in front of the butcher shops to eat leftovers and bones.

He called for help and the crowd of the Plaza de los Tres Poderes cheered and chanted: “Lola, warrior of the Brazilian people.”

Finally, as president, and in the midst of the so-called Festival of the Future in the Ministries Square, Lula signed temporary measures and decrees that fulfill the commitments made during the electoral period.

Such provisions ensure attention and visibility to historically overlooked regions of the South American giant.

In organizational provisions, Lula initiates a restructuring of the arms control policy, guarantees the payment of 600 reais (about $112 per month) to families in need, and defines the structure of the presidency, ministries, and the fight against environmental crimes, among other things.

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