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BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, expressing optimism about reconstruction plans in his first speech and pledging to hold members of Jair Bolsonaro's outgoing government to account.Lula takes office for the third time after thwarting far-right incumbent Bolsonaro's re-election bid. His return to power marks the culmination of a political comeback that is exciting fans and enraging opponents in a fiercely polarized nation."Our message to Brazil is one of hope and reconstruction," Lula said in a speech in the Chamber of Deputies of Congress after signing the document that formally…