Brazil's Lula Sworn In Amid Protests and Legal Challenges
- Critics say recordings show president was shielding Lula
- Anti-government protests erupt in Brasilia and Sao Paulo
Critics: Recordings Show Rousseff Was Shielding Lula
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff on Thursday amid nationwide protests, legal challenges and an absent vice president as the political crisis that paralyzed Latin America’s largest nation intensifies.
Flanked by several ministers, the former president and Rousseff’s predecessor signed his acceptance term in a ceremony at the presidential palace, where government supporters chanted “there will be no coup.” Outside the palace in Brasilia, the country’s capital, and in cities including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, thousands of protesters gathered demanding the president’s resignation and Lula’s arrest.