Overview
- Brazil’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on March 3 that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be present at the handover ceremony.
- The inauguration will take place in Valparaíso, the coastal city that houses Chile’s legislative seat.
- José Antonio Kast will be sworn in as president, succeeding Gabriel Boric.
- Lula and Kast met in late January in Panama, where they reaffirmed the strategic importance of Brazil–Chile ties.
- The leaders discussed expanding work on infrastructure, renewable energy, trade and tourism, along with coordination on regional stability, public security and combating organized crime.