Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is back in power for a third presidential term.
As the saying goes: the third time is a charm.
For newly sworn-in Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his third term in office is an opportunity to take his nation in a new direction.
Much has changed since the leftist leader was last in office 12 years ago. He has inherited a bitterly divided country with a bleak economic outlook and an Amazon rainforest that is suffering from the policies of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, that allowed extensive deforestation.
The far-right leader skipped Sunday’s transfer ceremony and is now in the United States.
Is this a new dawn for Brazil? And what challenges remain for the president?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
visitors:
Guilherme Casaroes – Professor of Political Science at Fundacao Getulio Vargas University in Brazil
Nizar Messari – Professor of International Relations at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco
Vinicius de Carvalho – reader in Brazilian and Latin American studies at King’s College London and editor of the Anthem Brazilian Studies Series