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Israel-Brazil relations

Attendees line up to get into the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, November 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
November 10, 2025, 10:09 pm
Israel slashes delegation for UN climate meet in Brazil to just 3 officials
Officials cite poor ties between Brasilia and Jerusalem over the war with Hamas and remote location of COP30 confab in decision to cut back on representation at annual gathering
By Sue Surkes
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva listens to a speech by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, unseen, during a meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)
October 25, 2025, 11:45 am
Brazil’s Lula says UN ‘stopped working,’ failed to halt Gaza war
South American leader again accuses Israel of committing genocide ahead of meeting with Trump, as he looks to mend strained ties with US
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahy and Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Collage/AFP)
August 26, 2025, 5:09 am
Israel downgrades ties with Brazil after it refused to accept new ambassador
Foreign Ministry says Brasilia refrained from responding to Ambassador Gali Dagan’s request for agrément, while maintaining ‘critical and hostile line’ toward Israel
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a ministerial meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 13, 2024. (Evaristo Sa / AFP)
May 29, 2024, 9:21 pm
Brazil said to withdraw ambassador from Israel, no plans to appoint new envoy
Foreign Ministry says no official message received, summons deputy ambassador for clarification, as reported move signals further rift after President Lula’s ‘Hitler’ remarks
By AFP, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
File - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters while waving an Israeli flag during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 2024. (Nelson Almeida/AFP)
March 30, 2024, 2:16 pm
Brazilian court denies Bolsonaro’s bid to visit Israel at Netanyahu’s invitation
After suspicious stay at Hungarian embassy while under investigation for election sabotage, far-right ex-president asked passport be restored; ‘Absolutely premature,’ says judge
By Eléonore HUGHES
File - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters while waving an Israeli flag during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 2024. (Nelson Almeida/AFP)
February 25, 2024, 11:19 pm
In rebuttal of Lula, Brazil’s ex-leader Bolsonaro waves Israeli flag at mass rally
Former president and many of his supporters display flag of Israel in rejection of current president’s comparison of war against Hamas to the Holocaust
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Handout picture released by the press office of Colombia's then president-elect Gustavo Petro (R) shows him meeting with Bolivia's President Luis Arce (L) before his inauguration ceremony in Bogota, on August 7, 2022. (Gustavo Petro's Press Office/AFP)
February 21, 2024, 10:15 am
Presidents of Colombia, Bolivia back Brazilian counterpart’s Israel-Hitler comparison
Gustavo Petro and Luis Acre tweet approval of Lula’s comments; South American leaders began accusing Israel of ‘crimes against humanity’ shortly after October 7
By AFP, Reuters and ToI Staff
Brazilian Ambassador to Israel Frederico Meyer tours the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 19, 2024, 11:04 pm
Brazil recalls ambassador, summons Israeli envoy as scuffle over Gaza remarks deepens
Moves comes after Brazilian ambassador reprimanded on tour of Yad Vashem, told Lula not welcome in Israel in response to comments comparing Israeli offensive to Holocaust
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Brazil's ambassador to Israel, Frederico Meyer (L), and Foreign Minister Israel Katz (R) tour the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Michael Dimenstein/GPO)
February 19, 2024, 2:07 pm
Israel declares Brazil’s Lula persona non grata for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
Reprimanding ambassador at Yad Vashem, foreign minister says president will have to apologize before being welcomed to Israel
By Lazar Berman
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2024. (Ricardo STUCKERT / Brazilian Presidency / AFP)
February 18, 2024, 6:13 pm
Israel livid as Brazil’s Lula says Israel like ‘Hitler,’ committing genocide in Gaza
Netanyahu says left-wing leader ‘crossed a red line,’ Foreign Minister Katz blasts ‘shameful’ comments; Brazilian ambassador to be summoned for reprimand
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks to supporters during a rally in Bogota, Colombia, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 10, 2023, 10:37 am
Colombia president likens Israeli military to Nazis, protesters burn flag at embassy
Asked by Israeli ambassador to condemn Hamas’s mass killings, Gustavo Petro tweets: ‘Terrorism is killing innocent children, whether in Colombia or Palestine’
By Jacob Kessler
Illustrative: A meeting of the United Nations Security Council on New York City on September 21, 2023. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP)
October 7, 2023, 9:09 pm
UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Gaza War; Erdan says body must condemn Hamas
Brazil, which chairs council, denounces Gazan attack on Israel; Israel’s UN envoy lays blame on Iran for funding and directing terror group
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
FILE: A student reads on campus at the State University of Campinas, Brazil on September 1, 2014. (Ricardo Sdag, Wikimedia Commons)
April 5, 2023, 1:57 am
Protesters force cancelation of Brazil university event promoting Israeli academia
Amid demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists, security at State University of Campinas escort out representatives from four of Israel’s top institutions of higher learning
By Canaan Lidor
Iran's military ship IRIS Makran floats off Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
March 3, 2023, 10:05 am
Iranian warships in Rio de Janeiro raise concern in Jerusalem, Washington
Israel and US condemn Brazil for hosting the vessels, saying it was a ‘prize’ for Tehran that is looking to challenge the West; Biden administration sanctions both ships
By David Biller
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a joint press conference at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, on March 31, 2019. (DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP)
January 12, 2023, 10:24 am
Brazil fires pro-Bolsonaro ambassador to Israel as part of wider shake-up
Report says newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed more ‘balanced and traditional’ approach to Mideast conflict than pro-Israel predecessor
By ToI Staff
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