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Brazil's president sworn in, promises new direction.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Kevin G. Hall
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil _ Latin America's most populous nation moved sharply to the left on Wednesday with the inauguration of former union boss and veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Da Silva, who grew up in severe poverty, said U.S.-sanctioned economic policies that Brazil followed for the past decade "instead of creating growth produced stagnation, unemployment and hunger."
Brazil's new president promised his government would create a new path to development that would serve as a model for the Americas. But he also promised "courage and care" in leading the nation of 174 million people toward gradual change that did not upset Brazil's fragile economy.
"Facing the social, economic and moral impasse of the country, Brazilian society chose to change and they themselves began to promote this necessary change," he said.
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