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Will Lula's deepening relationship with the US affect Brazil’s support for Palestine?
After years shaped by international isolation during the Bolsonaro era when the Brazilian president did not open new doors or build any bridges with other countries — Jair Bolsonaro didn’t even maintain Brazil’s existing foreign relations — his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks to have kickstarted a...
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4 Latin America countries condemn Israel's decision to legalise West Bank settlements
VII Cumbre de la @PPT_CELAC | Unidos, podemos tener una fuerza arrolladora. Para lograrlo, toda América Latina y el Caribe deben integrarse en una sola región que defienda los mismos intereses para el crecimiento de nuestros pueblos. pic.twitter.com/RcHqycwWLV — Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) January 25, 2023 It seems that the...
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Universities are building bridges between Brazil and Palestine
Universities are building bridges between Brazil and Palestine with the establishment of an online course from 9 March to 1 June involving professors from both countries. The course is being organised by Brazil’s University of Sao Paulo (USP), the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the University...
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The strong ties between Brazil and Arab countries are reflected by the trade figures
There is a deep-rooted history between Brazil and the Middle East. The relationship is not only built on family connections and cultural links, but increasingly trade as well. The strong ties between Brazil and the Arab world are reflected in the volume of trade, which has now reached its...
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This Brazilian activist has worn the Palestinian keffiyeh for decades
The keffiyeh is a traditional scarf in the Arab world. The distinctive black and white Palestinian version has become one of the most iconic symbols of the struggle and resistance against Israeli occupation. For one Brazilian of Lebanese descent, the keffiyeh is part of his identity and lifestyle; a...
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Brazil Expert: Palestine cause will be at the frontline of Brazil’s political scene
Lula da Silva, the most famous politician leader in Latin America, has triumphantly returned as Brazil´s President for the third time in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Brasília. Just one day after left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in January, Brazil has announced...
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Brazil: new President Lula Da Silva has dismissed the ambassador to Israel
In a step that is expected to indicate a shift in his country’s policy toward Israel, new President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has dismissed Brazil’s Ambassador to Israel, General Gerson Menandro Garcia de Freitas. This dismissal was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira in one of...
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Uruguay’s Congress expresses solidarity with Palestine
The Uruguayan Congress has held a special session for Palestine to express solidarity with the Palestinian people as they stand against the ongoing aggression of Israel’s military occupation. The session followed an invitation by number of deputies who support the Palestinian cause and the Uruguay-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Committee which...
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'We deeply appreciate this historic gesture to open a Chilean embassy in Palestine', Palestinian Community in Chile president speaks to MEMO
Thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, has announced yesterday that his country will raise the level of its representation in the Palestinian territories to an embassy in order to establish bilateral relations between Palestine and Chile that are currently only represented by a...
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Brazil´s Congress hosts second deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Hassan Khreisheh
The Human Rights Committee of the Brazilian Parliament devoted a public hearing session on Wednesday evening to the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. For the first time, the Brazilian Parliament invited a number of Palestinians to come to Brazil and speak about the systematic human rights...
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Brazil Ambassador visits the Gaza Strip amid a warm welcome
Interview with the Brazilian Ambassador and Head of the Representative Office of Brazil to the State of Palestine, Alessandro Candeas...
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Brazil’s Congress holds a special session for Palestine on UN Solidarity Day
The Brazilian people still keep their promise to the Palestinians and show their solidarity on 29 November every year. This date was chosen by the UN in 1977 for International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People as it was on 29 November 1947 that the General Assembly adopted...
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Argentina celebrates as it renames one of its roads 'Palestine Street'
Scores of people waved Palestinian flags as they gathered in the city of Santa Clara del Mar, in Argentina’s Buenos Aires State. They had come together to celebrate the renaming of one of its main roads in the city to “Palestine Street” and to mark the 34th anniversary of...
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Will we witness a new Arab Spring in Brazil after Bolsonaro’s loss?
Twelve years ago pro-democracy protests, commonly known as the Arab Spring, shook the Middle East and North Africa challenging some of the region’s entrenched authoritarian regimes. But what about Brazil, the country that experienced one of the most integrity elections in the world and was regarded widely as evidence that Brazil is indeed one of the world’s great...
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Brazilian president-elect Lula’s presence is ‘important’ for COP27
More than ninety heads of state and government are in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s COP27 climate summit. Brazilian president-elect Lula Da Silva, who won the run-off poll against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on 30 October, will attend the summit at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...
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Brazil's most popular leader is president once again
Lula tweeted a photo of his hand touching the Brazilian flag with the word “democracy” written above. The 77-year-old's victory represents a major revival for Brazil's progressive left....
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A victory for Lula in Brazil, is a victory for Palestine
After a surprisingly tight result, Brazil’s election is going into a second round in which far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro will face left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after the latter received 48.4 per cent of the votes cast, and the incumbent obtained 43.23 per cent. Twenty-years on from his...
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Brazilian deputy asks Palestinian community to vote for Lula
A deputy from the Workers’ Party in Brazil’s Congress, Paulo Pimenta, has called on the Palestinian community in the country to support former president Lula da Silva in the run-off vote of the presidential election on 30 October. Pimenta pointed out that Lula has done a lot for the...
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What does Bolsonaro's loss mean to Israel?
In 2019, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport reciting the Hebrew phrase “Ani ohev et Israel”— “I love Israel”. During his four years in office, Bolsonaro was able to express his love for Israel in many ways. Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was right...
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Brazil: Palestine favourite Lula and friend of Israel Bolsonaro head for presidential runoff
All eyes were on Brazil yesterday as the people went to the polls to elect a president at one of the most pivotal moments in the country’s history. For months, pollsters and analysts have been saying that the leftist Lula da Silva (known universally simply as Lula) will be...
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Brazil’s ‘Arab Latinos’ project seeks to strengthen Arab-Latin America ties
The acceptance of difference and respect for all, regardless of race or creed, are fundamental Brazilian values which have enabled immigrants to enter Brazil and blend into society with relative ease. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Arab migrants came mainly from the Levant: Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. According...
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Latin America´s Presidents speak loudly for Palestinian rights at the United Nations
From 20 – 26 September, the United Nations General Assembly holds the 77th Session, where heads of State and Government come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. The majority of countries´ presidents talked about their country’s political, social and economic affairs. On the other hand, some...
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Chile’s Palestinians praise Boric’s cancellation of Israeli ambassador’s credential ceremony, and look forward to more
Thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, refused Thursday morning to receive Israel’s new ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, who was summoned to the Chilean Presidential Palace to present his credential papers. The news was reported by Chilean newspaper Ex-Ante, however, the Chilean government...
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Palestinians showcase their land in Argentina's Festival of Immigrants
With Israeli attacks ongoing in their homeland, the Palestinians living in Argentina know that they have a duty to preserve and share their culture and identity. The Festival of Immigrants and similar initiatives in Argentina allow them to do just that, and they had a presence there for the...