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Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drinks during an event with representatives of Brazil's indigenous people at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on Nov. 17, 2022. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images
Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes issued a temporary firearms ban in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, on Wednesday ahead of the Jan. 1 inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva.
The decision was made as a precautionary measure, according to the judge, and will last until Jan. 2, the day after the inauguration.