The inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and his vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) made headlines in the world’s main newspapers on Monday. Print editions of publications such as “The New York Times”, “The Guardian”, “Le Monde” and “El País” brought images of the ceremony held the day before in Brasilia.
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The American newspaper “The New York Times” attached great importance to the theme. The news appeared at the top of the cover and with the main photo. The chosen image was that of Lula climbing the ramp of the Planalto Palace accompanied by a group of people representing the diversity of Brazil.
The presidential inauguration event was also highlighted with a photo in the English newspaper “The Independent”. Another British publication, “The Guardian”, used an image of a Lula supporter on the cover of Monday’s print edition. The photograph shows a woman “making the L” with her hands. The newspaper also indicates that the new president promises to “liberate the country from the era of devastation of Jair Bolsonaro”.
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The French “Monde” is another newspaper which illustrated its cover with a photo of Lula. Brazil’s new president appears during a parade through the streets of Brasilia aboard the Rolls-Royce, alongside first lady Rosangela da Silva, Janja. “Lula wants to be unit president,” reads the headline on the cover.
The presidential inauguration in Brazil made the front page of Spanish “El País”. The newspaper published a photo of Lula with Janja, at the top of the page, and pointed out that the new Brazilian president “promises to rebuild Brazil on the ‘ruins’ of Bolsonaro”.
The ceremony that swore in Lula also appeared on the covers of newspapers such as the Portuguese “Público” and “Diário de Notícias”, the Spanish “El Mundo” and the Canadian “The Globe And Mail”.
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