After Lula da Silva's inauguration ceremony, there will be an art festival at the Esplanade of the Ministries, in the capital Brasilia. | Photo: lula.com.br

Brasilia, December 27 (RHC)-- The inauguration ceremony of Brazil's president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, scheduled for Sunday, January 1st, will be attended by delegations from some 120 countries, including 17 heads of state and government, according to media sources

The press team of the incoming Brazilian president indicated that the presidential inauguration will bring to the country "almost three times more high-level foreign delegations than those seen at the last inauguration in 2019" of outgoing ruler Jair Bolsonaro.

At least 53 foreign delegations will be made up of heads of state and government and ministers.  Taking into account confirmations from all levels, from ambassadors to presidents, around 120 countries will be represented at Lula's inauguration.   So far the heads of state and/or government of Germany, Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Guyana, Guinea-Bissau, Paraguay, Portugal, Suriname, East Timor, Uruguay and Zimbabwe have confirmed their presence.

The person in charge of the presidential inauguration ceremony, Ambassador Fernando Igreja, declared in a press conference in early December: "We see the reinsertion of Brazil, based on a new foreign policy in a new Lula government, in the world scenario."  "Naturally, confirmations will come in the coming days.  Most countries should soon keep in touch with President Lula so that relations can be deepened in this new moment," he said.

After Lula da Silva's inauguration ceremony, there will be a festival in the Esplanade of the Ministries, in the capital Brasilia, which will host artists of different genres.