15:2015:20, 25 August 2011diffhist+2
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
In Brazil the president's term ends at midnight on December 31, and a new four year term starts immediately. That the former president is allowed to use the presidential sash until the next day's inauguration ceremony is only a matter of protocol.
15:2015:20, 25 August 2011diffhist+2
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
In Brazil the president's term ends at midnight on December 31, and a new four year term starts immediately. That the former president is allowed to use the presidential sash until the next day's inauguration ceremony is only a matter of protocol.