On the Invitation of the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and the Brazilian National Assembly Parliament; the two arms of government teamed up to give Ooni and his royal entourage a resounding welcome as they also further reiterated their continuous commitment, recognition and support for Yoruba Culture and National Orisa Day backed by the Brazilian constitutional law signed by the President which gives freedom of religion to Brazilian and Terreiro People and the open practice of Isese by Brazilians.
The Parliament’s Deputy Speaker, Hon. Deputado Vicentinho Requerente, who led other lawmakers to receive the foremost African monarch in the parliament, described the Ooni as a caring father whom the Afro-Brazilian community holds in very high esteem.
