Veteran Lula da Silva is once again Brazil’s president, less than five years after he was convicted in a corruption scandal. It will be the 77-year-old’s third term in office. Outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro was absent from the ceremony.
The president of Brazil is – once again – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. At 3pm on New Year’s Day, local time, he pledged to “uphold, defend and obey the constitution”.
He also promises major changes in the country’s climate policy – see in the player above