Brasilia – The arrangements for the inauguration of Brazil’s president-elect Luís Inácio Lula da Silva are in the final phase.
The Angolan president João Lourenço will attend the ceremony, also expected to bring together 17 heads of State and representatives from 120 countries, scheduled for Sunday (January 1).
The arrangements are taking place at a time the south American country has decreed a three-day mourning in tribute to the king of football Pelé, who died Thursday at the age of 82, victim of illness.
The attention to the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, is being shared with the preparations for Lula da Silva’s inauguration ceremony.
According to the programme, the ceremony is set to start at around 2 p.m. (6 p.m. in Angola) on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
Around 300,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony, in addition to the guests.
Source: Angola Press News Agency