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After being sworn in at the Congress and giving a speech at the tribune of the Planalto Palace, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the greetings of heads of state and government and special envoys to Brazil to honor the presidential inauguration.In all, 18 heads of state came to Brasilia for the ceremony, among them the King of Spain Felipe VI, and the presidents of Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Portugal - Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Argentina - Alberto Fernandes, and Uruguay - Luís Lacalle Pou.In the case of Uruguay, two former presidents also came to greet Lula, namely Julio María Sanguinetti (1995-2000) and José Pepe Mujica (2010-2015).Delegations from 65 countries were present, including heads of state and government, vice presidents, foreign ministers, special envoys...

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said today (29) that he will appoint indigenous people to head the National Indian Foundation (Funai) and the Special Indigenous Health Secretariat (Sesai), after having named an indigenous woman, elected congresswoman Sônia Guajajara (PSol-SP), as the head of the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.Lula said he was "happy" to have appointed the first indigenous minister in Brazilian history. "I spoke with Sônia Guajajara that it is a new experience, that we all have to work to help," the president-elect added.He also said he will appoint women to chair the country's two main public banks - Caixa Econômica Federal and Banco do Brasil. "The Bank of Brazil is 200 years old and it was never even considered having a woman as president, and we will p...

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Heads of state congratulate President Lula

Heads of Funai and Sesai will be indigenous, says Lula