Thousands of people begin to gather for Lula’s inauguration
Thousands of people have begun to gather this Sunday in the political heart of Brasilia for the inauguration as Brazilian president of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who assumes for the third time the power that he already exercised during two consecutive periods, between 2003 and 2010.
According to the forecasts, the official ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. GMT), when Lula will arrive at one end of the Esplanade of the Ministries, an avenue where all the public power buildings are located and where will concentrate the acts, for which some 300,000 people are expected.
He will then take a tour in a vehicle, weather permitting, a Rolls Royce “Silver Wraith” model without the top of the Brazilian Presidency, in which he will be accompanied by his wife, Rosângela “Janja” da Silva.
However, it is likely that he will parade in front of the crowd in a closed car, since so far the forecast for the time of the event calls for heavy rain, typical of this time in Brasilia.
The step by step of the ceremony (local time)
13:45 – Arrival of the Heads of State and Government, at Annex 1 of the Federal Senate;
14:20- Arrival of the President and Vice President of the Republic elected to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia
2:30 p.m. – Departure of the procession from the Metropolitan Cathedral to the National Congress;
14:40- Arrival of the President and Vice President of the Republic elected to the National Congress with a welcome from the Presidents of the National Congress and the Chamber of Deputies.
15:00 – Formal Session of Presidential Inauguration: Opening of the Formal Session; Performance of the National Anthem; Constitutional Commitment; Reading and signing of the Mandate Period of the elected President and Vice President of the Republic; Declaration of the President of the Republic; Declaration of the President of the National Congress; and Closing of the Solemn Session.
15:50 – Transfer of the President and Vice President of the Republic to the Hearing Room of the Presidency of the Senate.
16:00 – Departure of the President and Vice President of the Republic from the Audience Room of the Presidency of the Senate towards the exterior of the Palace.
16:05 – Beginning of the exterior ceremony of military honors.
16:20 – Departure of the President and Vice President of the Republic to the Planalto Palace.
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