Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has been sworn in as president of Brazil under tightened security after alleged threats of violence by supporters of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil's President elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to supporters on the day of his swearing-in ceremony.
Some 8,000 police have been deployed, after a Bolsonaro supporter was arrested last week for planting a tanker truck rigged with explosives near the capital's airport, a plot he said aimed to "sow chaos" in the South American country. Foreign dignitaries including 19 heads of state are in attendance as Lula, who previously led Brazil through a watershed boom from 2003 to 2010, takes the oath of office for a new four-year term at 3:00 pm .They include the presidents of a raft of Latin American countries, Germany, Portugal and the king of Spain.
Organizers of the ceremony - led by first lady-to-be Rosangela "Janja" da Silva - have kept secret who will give Lula the sash in Bolsonaro's absence.
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