Lula climbs the Planalto ramp and receives a presidential sash

After being sworn in at the National Congress, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva went up the ramp of the Planalto Palace, in Brasília, today (1st), and received the presidential sash from citizens who represent the diversity of the Brazilian people. Among them was the chief Raoni Metuktire, 90 years old, leader of the Kayapó people, the boy Francisco Carlos do Nascimento e Silva, the teacher Murilo de Quadros Jesus, the vigil Jucimara Fausto dos Santos, the influencer of inclusion Ivan Vitor Dantas Pereira, the metallurgist Weslley Viesba Rodrigues Rocha and waste picker Aline Sousa. First Lady Janja Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and his wife, Lu Alckmin, accompanied Lula and the group at the entrance to the palace. The stray dog ​​Resistencia also went up the ramp. She lived in the Workers’ Party militant camp in front of the Federal Police, in Curitiba, and was adopted by Janja when the president was arrested in the city, in 2018. Lula returned to speak at the Parlatório at the headquarters of the Federal Executive. When addressing supporters who were waiting for him at Praça dos Três Poderes, the president began his speech by thanking voters who fought “political violence” during the electoral campaign and said that he will govern for all Brazilians. “I will govern for the 215 million Brazilian men and women, and not just for those who voted for me. I will govern for all men and women, looking at our bright common future, and not through the rear view mirror of a past”, he said. President Lula receives presidential sash from a group representing the diversity of the Brazilian population – Tânia Rego/Agência Brasil *Article amended at 6:04 pm to include the names of those who carried the presidential sash

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