Brazil's Lula takes reins as President for third term
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On sunday Festival fever swept the Brazilian capital as Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for a third term as president, in a ceremony snubbed by departing leader Jair Bolsonaro, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits.
Police on Sunday detained a man who had an explosive device and a knife. He was trying to enter Brasilia's esplanade for Mr da Silva's inauguration, Alan Campos from Brasilia's military police told Reuters.
The swearing-in capped a remarkable political comeback for Mr da Silva, 77, who returns to the presidential palace less than five years after being jailed on controversial corruption charges that have since been quashed.
In a sign of the scars that remain from Mr da Silva's brutal election showdown with far-right former army captain Mr Bolsonaro in October, security was exceptionally tight at the ceremony in Brasilia.
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