Some 300,000 people are expected in the streets of the capital to closely follow the investiture and a mega-concert with more than 60 musicians in the emblematic Esplanade of the Ministries.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 77, is proclaimed president for the third time after having governed between 2003 and 2010, together with his vice president, Geraldo Alckmin, in a ceremony in Congress scheduled at 3:00 p.m. local time (noon on the Mexico City).
Among the heads of state that will attend the ceremony are the presidents of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Honduras and Uruguay, as well as the King of Spain, Felipe VI.
Washington sent Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first indigenous woman to form a cabinet in the United States and a harsh critic of Bolsonaro, while Vice President Wang Qishan will attend on behalf of China.
Brasilia will mobilize 100% of its police for Lula’s inauguration and could deploy up to 8,000 agents. 1,000 agents will carry out “intelligence and security” tasks, the largest contingent for an investiture. And the carrying of weapons for various categories of civilians will be prohibited.
With information from Reuters and AFP.