(1 Jan 2003)
1. Brazilian President-Elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walking to Senate chamber
2. Supporters chanting and pumping fists in the air
3. Lula hugging supporters
4. Lula walking on stage with Vice-President-elect Jose Alencar (brown tie) and Senate President Ramez Tebet (yellow tie)
5. Supporters cheering
6. Lula stands up
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian President-elect
"I swear to defend the constitution of Brazil and promote the well being of the people and uphold the independence and dignity of the nation."
8. Crowd clapping and cheering
9. Lula clapping and wipes tears away
10. Singing of the National Anthem
11. Lula's wife, Marisa da Silva, new First Lady of Brazil
12. Lula looking teary singing the anthem
STORYLINE:
Latin America's biggest nation marked a dramatic change in leadership O Wednesday with the inauguration of a former shoeshine boy as Brazil's first elected leftist president.
A beaming Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took the oath of office in Brazil's Congress as tens of thousands of working class Brazilians cheered the elementary school dropout who went on to become a union leader and the head of Brazil's Workers Party.
Silva choked back tears as he began his speech to lawmakers, saying his mission was to ease the misery of the estimated 50 million Brazilians living in poverty.
Leaders and representatives of 119 countries - including Cuban leader Fidel Castro and presidents of six other Latin American nations - were attending the inauguration.
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