Third inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin were inaugurated as 39th president of Brazil and 26th vice president, respectively, on 1 January 2023, in a ceremony held in the National Congress in Brasília, beginning the third Lula administration. At the age of 77, Lula became the oldest president-elect to assume office and the only president in Brazilian history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office through the democratic vote.
On 2 October, the day of the first round of voting in the 2022 general election, Lula placed first with 48.43% of the valid votes, with which he qualified for a runoff against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who garnered 43.20% of the valid votes. Lula was elected in the second round on 30 October, making him Brazil's first three-term president and the first since Getúlio Vargas to be elected for a non-consecutive term. He was inaugurated on 1 January 2023. In break with tradition, outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro did not attend his successor's inauguration and instead left Brazil for the U.S. state of Florida two days before the ceremony.
The presidential inauguration ceremony took place in and outside the National Congress building. The President-elect and the Vice President-elect paraded in a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith from the Brasília Cathedral to the Nereu Ramos Palace, where the presidential swearing-in oath took place during the joint congressional session. The Federal Senate TV channel as well as major brazilian TV channels such as TV Globo, Bandeirantes and SBT broadcast the inauguration ceremony.
The session was opened by Senator Rodrigo Pacheco, President of the National Congress (in his capacity as President of the Federal Senate), who declared a moment of silence for Pelé and Pope Benedict XVI, both of whom had died in the week prior. After the playing of the National anthem of Brazil, Lula and Alckmin took their respective oaths of office, after which First Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies Luciano Bivar read out the official record of the election and oaths of office. The record was signed by Lula, Alckmin, Pacheco, Bivar, Arthur Lira (President of the Chamber of Deputies), Minister Rosa Weber (President of the Supreme Federal Court) and Augusto Aras (Prosecutor General). Lula made a speech to accept his inauguration, and Pacheco subsequently spoke to affirm the commitment of Congress to working with the executive branch on key issues, after which he closed the session.
Guests in attendance at the joint session included former presidents José Sarney and Dilma Rousseff, Minister Alexandre de Moraes (President of the Superior Electoral Court), Minister Maria Thereza de Assis Moura (President of the Superior Court of Justice), and Minister Lélio Bentes Corrêa (President of the Superior Labor Court).
After the joint session, Lula, Alckmin and their spouses were paraded to the Palácio do Planalto, where they were joined at the ramp by several individuals selected from among Lula's voters by the presidential transition cabinet to represent the diversity of Brazil:
As Bolsonaro was not in attendance, the presidential sash was handed among the aforementioned and placed on Lula's shoulder by Sousa. Lula, Alckmin and their spouses then walked to the podium of the palace where Lula spoke to the nation. After the speech, the four then walked inside the building again to receive foreign state delegations. Afterward, Lula publicly signed executive orders rescinding several decrees from the Bolsonaro administration, including re-establishing gun control, restoring the Bolsa Família program, creating an exclusive cabinet for matters involving indigenous and minority affairs, combatting de-forestation in the Amazon and illegal mining, restoring the Amazon Fund and civil society participation in the National Environment Council (Conama).
Lula's third inauguration was attended by the largest number of foreign leaders at a presidential inauguration in Brazil's history, beating the then record held by Lula himself in his first inauguration as president back in 2003. Lula's third inauguration was also attended by more foreign leaders, Heads of State and Heads of Government than the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
The following foreign ministers or higher-ranking officials attended Lula's inauguration:
In addition to government representatives, the following senior international organizations officials also attended Lula's third inauguration as president:
The inauguration had more reinforced security than previous inaugurations, with approximately 700 federal police, a bomb squad, plainclothes agents and equipment that neutralize the drone signal and prevent overflights in the event area.
The Festival do Futuro (Festival of Future) cultural festival was held in the same location of the Three Powers Plaza from 10:00 Brasília Time (UTC−03:00) on 1 January until the official inaugural events opened (around 13:00). It resumed at 15:30 on the same day when the transfer of power officially ended, and concluded on the next day morning at 04:00. The festival events which included several concerts, an art exhibition featuring Brazilian culture artworks in the National Museum of the Republic and a gastronomy festival displaying the Brazilian cuisine were attended by approximately 300,000 people.