U.S. interior secretary to lead U.S. delegation at Brazil Lula inauguration - source

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks during the National Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will lead the U.S. delegation attending the Jan. 1 inauguration of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to a source briefed on the matter.

(Reporting by Nichola Groom; Writing by Richard Valdmanis; Editing by Mark Porter)