Lula takes reins of Brazil in stunning comeback
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace after his election victory. Photo: Reuters
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as Brazil's president, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing a drastic change of course to rescue a nation plagued with hunger, poverty and racism.