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First inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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2003 presidential inauguration of
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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.
Date1 January 2003; 21 years ago (2003-01-01)
Time3:00 pm (BRST)
LocationNational Congress of Brazil
Brasília, DF
ParticipantsLuiz 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

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]

Foreign attendance

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The following representatives or higher-rank officials attended Lula's inauguration:

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.