Brazil's president Lula pays final respects at soccer nice Pele's coffin | World News

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid his final respects Tuesday to soccer legend Pele, attending his wake within the southeastern metropolis of Santos, the place the icon first dazzled the world along with his expertise.

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Lula, who took workplace Sunday in a ceremony that started with a minute's silence for Pele, paused earlier than the coffin of the person extensively thought of the best footballer of all time and embraced his widow and different members of the family inside Santos's Vila Belmiro stadium.