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And Lula, speaking to his supporters that went to greet him in Brasilia today, he got very emotional, speaking about hunger. Food 9insecurityhas always been a topic that very close to Lula’s heart. And he told a story of a man he saw in 1989, his first presidential campaign, with a sign that said, ‘Help me please, I’m hungry,’ and how that shaped his political career. Today, Bolsonaro’s absence also contributed to that tone, to that 10emotional tone, that even for Brazilian standards was quite high, quite emotional. Lula getting tearful many times throughout the day. And instead of being received by the outgoing president to get the 11customary presidential 12sash that we do here in Brazil, he was handed over the sash by a group of people representing Brazil’s diversity. This was a very famous 13indigenous leader, a black woman, workers, a young black kid. All of this a nod to what the priorities of Lula’s government will be for the next four years.