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Brazil’s Lula Sworn In as Chief of Staff Amidst Protests

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Thousands took to the streets in Brazil on Wednesday night to protest the announcement of Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva nomination as President Dilma Rousseff’s Chief of Staff. These protesters were confronted by PT and Lula supporters on Thursday morning as Rousseff swore in the former leader in Brasília.

As soon as the news of the nomination was released, protesters gathered outside the Palacio do Planalto (Presidential Palace) in Brasília, Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro and dozens of . . .

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