Brazil

The Brazilian Ambassador to Palestine, Francisco Mauro Holland Brasil, watched the FIFA World Cup football match between his national team and Switzerland in a Palestinian refugee camp in Rafah...

It's not only fans from Arab countries that are showing support for Palestine, Brazil fans have been particularly supportive, but Palestinian flags have also been waved by Serbian fans and seen at the France vs Australia match

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Wednesday to protect the Amazon rainforest. Speaking at the UN climate change conference COP27 in Egypt during his first trip...

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...

The threat of a Brazilian dictatorship legitimised by the ballot – with hordes of armed, ferocious zealots imposing their reactionary values, policies and codes of behaviour – persuaded democratic...

Russia has welcomed Algeria's intention to joining the BRICS group, special envoy for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, said yesterday. Algerian officials on...

Algeria has officially applied to join the BRICS economic group, Anadolu News Agency reports. The bloc of emerging economies includes Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Foreign Ministry...

Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the victory of the leftist candidate Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff for Brazil's presidential election on 30 October....

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...

The far right supporters of Jair Bolsonaro are demonstrating against the victory of leftist Lula in the presidential elections of 30th October 2022, claiming electoral fraud and that Bolsonaro really won. Like other far right nationalist movements, Bolsonaro supporters wave the Israel flag, while simultaneously making fascist gestures and displaying fascist symbolism.

Former Brazilian football star, Juninho Pernambucano, yesterday attacked his fellow footballer, Neymar da Silva, for his stance on their country's recent presidential election results. "I get sick when I...

Member of Hamas Political Bureau, Basim Naim, congratulated freedom fighter, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on his victory in Brazil's election after defeating his rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, in a...

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.

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...

Brazil's trade and investment agency, Apex, has signed an agreement with the Arab-Brazil Chamber of Commerce aimed at boosting exports of food products to Muslim countries, according to a...

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...

Brazil's presidential election on 2 October was inconclusive, so a run-off between incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Lula da Silva will be held at the end of...

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,...

The alliance of pro-democracy actors around Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's run for the presidency won over almost half of the Brazilian constituency, gathering 48.4 per cent of votes...

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...

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...

Saudi Arabia's women's national football team made history yesterday after playing their first ever international fixture on home soil. The team known as the Green Falcons, led by German...

After decades of seeing Israel as an enemy state and refusing to establish diplomatic, economic or other ties with it, Arab countries are now signing peace deals with the...

The international football governing body FIFA said that 2.45 million tickets have been sold for the 2022 World Cup which is set to be held in Qatar. "With less...

Reading can take you into different worlds, and the adventures they contain can take on another dimension when books are read in different languages. New experiences beckon when reading...

There are some 70,000 Palestinian refugees living in 26 states in Brazil. They have a significant presence in southern Brazilian states such as Rio Grande de Sol, Foz do...

The G7 summit in Elmau, Germany, June 26-28, and the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, two days later, were practically useless in terms of providing actual solutions to ongoing...

Yesterday, the Brazilian Parliament Congress held a special session for Palestine to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people against the continuous aggression of the Israeli occupation. The session...

Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, said funds originating from the Arab world are nearly $20 billion – with half coming from the South American nation's recent participation at the Expo...

Join us for a live conversation with Palestinian-Brazilian journalist and writer Eman Abusidu about Palestinians in Latin America and the region's long track record of supporting the Palestinian cause. The...

Iran has submitted an application to join the group of emerging economies known as BRICS. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Iran's membership in the BRICS...

With the occupation of their homeland an ongoing reality, the Palestinians in Brazil know that they have a duty to preserve and share their culture. And whether protesting against...