Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and José Alencar were inaugurated as 35th president of Brazil and 23rd vice president, respectively, on 1 January 2003, in a ceremony held in the National Congress in Brasília, beginning the new Lula administration.[1][2] In this occasion, it was the first time since redemocratization in 1985 that a president elect by the direct vote delivered the presidential sash to his successor also elected by the direct vote.[3][4]
 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and First Lady Marisa Letícia, beside former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former First Lady Ruth Cardoso at the Planalto Palace parlatorium in the inauguration on 1 January 2003. | |
| Date | 1 January 2003 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:00 pm (BRST) |
| Location | National Congress of Brazil Brasília, DF |
| Participants | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 35th president of Brazil — Assuming office José Alencar 23rd vice president of Brazil — Assuming office Ramez Tebet President of the Federal Senate — Administering oath Fernando Henrique Cardoso 34th president of Brazil — Leaving office |
Foreign attendance
editThe following representatives or higher-rank officials attended Lula's inauguration:
Argentina – President Eduardo Duhalde
Bolivia – President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Canada – MP for Kingston and the Islands and Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Milliken and MP for Edmonton–Strathcoma Rahim Jaffer
Chile – President Ricardo Lagos
Cuba – President Fidel Castro
Ecuador – President-elect Lucio Gutierrez
France – Secretary of State for Tourism Léon Bertrand
Guyana – Prime Minister Sam Hinds
Guinea-Bissau – Prime Minister Mário Pires
Mozambique – President Joaquim Chissano
Paraguay – President Luis González Macchi
Peru – President Alejandro Toledo
Portugal – President Jorge Sampaio
Spain – Heir Prince Felipe VI
Sweden – Prime Minister Göran Persson
United States – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs John Maisto and U.S. Senator from Wyoming Mike Enzi
Uruguay – President Jorge Batlle
Venezuela – President Hugo Chávez
References
edit- ^ "Lula toma posse em cerimônia com 'jeito de povo'". BBC Brasil (in Portuguese). 1 January 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Presidente Lula assume o país diante de 200 mil pessoas. Posse foi marcada por festa popular". Época (in Portuguese). 1 January 2003. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Stipp Martino, Rodolfo; Ferreira, Luiz Carlos (31 December 2018). "Só 2 presidentes receberam e passaram a faixa no período pós-ditadura militar". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Lula recebe faixa presidencial das mãos de FHC". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 1 January 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.