President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva waves from an open automotive after departing from the Metropolitan Cathedral to Congress for his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasília, Brazil, on Sunday.

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President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva waves from an open automotive after departing from the Metropolitan Cathedral to Congress for his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasília, Brazil, on Sunday.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president on Sunday within the capital of Brasilia to imagine workplace for the third time.

The leftist narrowly beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an October runoff election, marking a shocking political comeback — simply three years after da Silva was launched from jail on corruption prices and 12 years after his first two phrases as president.

Da Silva has promised a return to “normality,” ushering in a significant political shift in a extremely polarized nation. The 77-year-old defeated Bolsonaro within the Oct. 30 vote by lower than 2%. Bolsonaro, a 67-year-old populist within the mould of former President Donald Trump, by no means conceded defeat and has propagated doubts concerning the legitimacy of Brazil’s election.

Since then, Bolsonaro supporters have been defiantly tenting out in entrance of military barracks across the nation, calling for armed forces to intervene and overturn the election. On Christmas Eve, one Bolsonaro supporter was arrested in an alleged bombing try.

Bolsonaro himself left the nation on Friday for Florida and it is unclear when he’ll return to Brazil. The incoming administration downplayed fears of a Jan. 6-style insurrection within the nation.

Still, safety was tight on the capital on inauguration day, as da Silva officers placed on a present — a celebration they’ve dubbed “Lulapalooza” — drawing a whole bunch of hundreds to collect for the ceremony, which included a live performance with among the nation’s greatest artists.

Da Silva, a former union boss generally known as a realistic negotiator, faces an uphill battle heading into one other four-year time period, particularly with Bolsonaro’s get together having secured majority management of each chambers in Congress.