Brazil's President Lula da Silva has sparked international controversy and domestic unrest with his comments describing Israeli actions in Gaza as 'genocide,' stating it's 'unacceptable for children and women to spend the night in Gaza without getting food or even a cup of milk' and criticizing the United States' role in the Security Council. These remarks led to Brazil ending all diplomatic relations with Israel. In response, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz posted an AI-generated image promoting unity between Brazilian and Israeli people, accompanied by the message: "Lula, even you can’t separate us." Domestically, Lula's comments have fueled a growing movement calling for his impeachment, citing his authoritarian crackdown against human rights and freedom of speech. A massive demonstration in São Paulo has been organized, with thousands expected to protest against Lula's leadership. The situation has also seen a crackdown on foreign journalists, with Portuguese journalist @NoticiasTavares detained by Brazilian police upon his arrival to cover the protest, his passport confiscated, and being detained for questioning. The unfolding events underscore a deepening crisis in Brazil, marked by political polarization, allegations of authoritarianism, and international diplomatic tensions.
BREAKING: Thousands of Brazilians took the opportunity today to apologize for President Lula’s antisemitism and hurtful statements about the Holocaust. During a huge anti-Lula protest in São Paulo, many brandished Israeli flags and banners showing solidarity with Israel 🇧🇷🇮🇱 https://t.co/KQgujlT3bo
Thousands of Brazilians pour into the streets of Sao Paulo after ex-President Bolsonaro called for show of support amid claims he plotted a coup to stay in power after election defeat https://t.co/4pxNxOZsoe https://t.co/CRsyxYmK9M
Thousands filled a major thoroughfare in central Sao Paolo Sunday, answering a call to protest a probe of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Supporters mobbed him when he arrived at the venue. Investigators have accused Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to stay in power after… https://t.co/lTZQYIKa8o
Brazil today said a loud and clear “NO” to President Lula’s antisemitism and authoritarianism 🇧🇷🇮🇱 https://t.co/sCnBb05XjV
The president of Brazil compared Israel to Nazis last week... The Brazilian people showed him today what they very well think of him! https://t.co/OOdM0EYGyw
⚡ 🇧🇷🇮🇱🇦🇷 Another one is in Progress... After Argentina, Israel and Mossad are now ready to take over Brazil. Opposition leader Bolsonaro with the Israeli flag in his hands. https://t.co/BDF18qvsMS https://t.co/CL9sh114xJ
Incredible images coming out of Brazil from today’s protest against their corrupt socialist President… https://t.co/abdO52eSFF
Jair Bolsonaro led supporters at a rally in the heart of Brazil’s biggest city on Sunday in an attempted show of force against political opponents and the country’s Supreme Court https://t.co/E91jfNRfT2
BREAKING.🚨 One of the Biggest Protests in Brazil’s History Calls for Impeachment of Socialist President Lula de Silva https://t.co/SIvzxRbvWT
Jair Bolsonaro led supporters at a rally in the heart of Brazil’s biggest city on Sunday in an attempted show of force against political opponents and the country’s Supreme Court https://t.co/e4WiT1Ixqe
Brazilians have had enough with President Lula’s antisemitism and authoritarianism This is São Paulo today! 🇧🇷🇮🇱 https://t.co/OSid7k1XlC
ISRAELI FLAGS FLY IN ANTI LULA PROTEST IN BRAZIL *** https://t.co/FTYlU6dzi5
Thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets of Sao Paulo on Sunday after ex-president Jair Bolsonaro called for a show of support as he faces accusations he plotted a coup to stay in power. #cgtnamerica
#Watch: An hour ago in Sao Paulo, a massive demonstration of support featured former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro alongside the Israel flag. https://t.co/QI0r30oLoW
Holy shlit. The people of Brazil have had enough with socialist President Lula. https://t.co/qJcbic2Hp8
PRES. LULA'S BRAZIL = NO RIGHT TO PROTEST. Police stopped buses filled with protesters as thousands of Brazilians traveled to São Paulo to protest against Pres. Lula's gov’t. https://t.co/DiGSmJtoae
BREAKING: One of the largest protests in Brazil’s recent history is starting in 1 minute This is how Avenida Paulida in São Paulo looked like 80 minutes before the start of the protest They’re protesting against President Lula’s authoritarian turn 🇧🇷 https://t.co/YfF7ImNQ2U
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gathers supporters in show of strength amid coup investigation https://t.co/p3MxIB0Y7r
Bolsonaro making a show of strength, with his supporters packing Av. Paulista in São Paulo Unlikely to solve his legal problems but sends a clear political message.. https://t.co/ZY3KN03ocy
In case you wonder why Brazil is becoming an increasingly authoritarian and antisemitic state under President Lula. He made the former Communist Party of Brazil Governor, Flávio Dino, Minister of Justice in January 2023 He later made him a judge of the Supreme Court (STF) 🇧🇷 https://t.co/GpYffhPIIN
Brazilian police detains foreign journalist and publicly admits to have demanded answers about his criticisms of the judiciary injustice and political persecution. You can't get more Monty Python than that. We've become a disgraceful 3rd rate republic https://t.co/yifR63VydC
Brazil's Bolsonaro Calls For Mass Protest Amid Allegations He Attempted Coup https://t.co/ySLdIYdJc7 https://t.co/tcPHqPYPna
Today’s protest in São Paulo calling for the impeachment of the increasingly authoritarian President Lula could turn out to be one of the largest protests in Brazil’s recent history This was how the main street, Avenida Paulista looks like 3h before the start of the protest 🇧🇷 https://t.co/wlkbkidHL2
🇧🇷LULA BLOCKS PROTESTORS FROM COMING TO PROTEST HIM The President of Brazil has allegedly ordered police to stop buses with protesters heading to São Paulo for today’s rally demanding his impeachment. This mostly started because of Lula's continued declaration that Israel is a… https://t.co/o6yhz58pqH
BREAKING: The increasingly authoritarian Brazilian President Lula has ordered the police to pull over busses with protesters heading to São Paulo for today’s huge protest calling for Lula’s impeachment Thousands of ppl are likely to miss the protest 🇧🇷 https://t.co/nuuLzMK1tB
Brazil is now a country where foreign journalists are detained by the police without any criminal charge. Their crime is to criticise the government. I haven't suffered anything like that in Israel, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt. Brazil is no longer a democracy https://t.co/PNj4mrdFkK
BREAKING: Portuguese journalist @NoticiasTavares was taken to a police station He was detained after landing in São Paulo today to cover the huge protest against the authoritarian President Lula He’a being questioned for statements on electoral fraud &judicial dictatorship 🇧🇷 https://t.co/3ru6MRpueh
A journalist and blogger from Portugal, @NoticiasTavares, arrived today in Brazil to cover a political protest in São Paulo for his news channel. He had just interviewed Bolsonaro this week. Upon arrival in Brazil, he was detained by the Federal Police and his passport taken: https://t.co/mQL2nU7cZU
BREAKING: Authoritarian Pres. Lula continues to target journalists Portuguese journalist @NoticiasTavares arrived in São Paulo to cover a huge protest, calling for Lula’s impeachment Police confiscated his passport & won’t let him leave the airport 🇧🇷 https://t.co/6zPISC2iYZ
BREAKING: Brazilians have had enough with their antisemitic President Lula. A movement calling for his impeachment in response to his authoritarian crackdown against human rights & freedom of speech is growing quickly A huge demonstration will start in São Paulo in 5h 🇧🇷🇮🇱 https://t.co/JB1gamEcJH
BRAZIL PRESIDENT LULA “IF THIS ISN’T A GENOCIDE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS” https://t.co/RPnIMlGnRB
BREAKING: BRAZIL HAS ENDED ALL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL Source: @DrLoupis https://t.co/MoDU7vCQ8i
‘If this isn’t genocide, I don’t know what is!’ - President Lula of Brazil https://t.co/07igMu33hd
Lula was wrong to call the war in Gaza a genocide - but Israelis should listen hard and reconsider the path their government has put them on, writes @MarcChampion1 https://t.co/NkepE6GlwF via @opinion
🇧🇷🇮🇱🚨‼️ “What Israel is doing to the Palestinian people is not war. It is gen**ide!” - Brazilian President Lula da Silva https://t.co/PO19JxqQWD
“It is unacceptable for children and women to spend the night in Gaza without getting food or even a cup of milk.” It is unacceptable for a single United States vote in the Security Council to obstruct the issuance of a ceasefire resolution in Gaza.” — President Lula of Brazil https://t.co/c1U4eToVz6
“What Israel is doing to the Palestinian people is not war. It is genocide.” “There are thousands of children dead, thousands missing.” “Women and children are dying in hospitals.” “If this isn’t genocide, I don’t know what is.” —Lula of Brazil https://t.co/TNY30M5H7p
“What Israel is doing is not war. It is genocide. They are murdering children and women.” “In the same way that I said when I was in prison that I would not exchange my freedom for my dignity, I say: I will not exchange my dignity for falsehood.” —President of Brazil, Lula https://t.co/qZsmRdkBqi
What is happening in Gaza is not genocide, argues Douglas Murray. "It’s not even regionally remarkable." After all, Assad murdered 600,000 Arab Muslims in Syria – and where were the protests then? https://t.co/fDcd1zypmR
President of Brasil Lula da Silva about Israeli misdeeds in Gaza Strip https://t.co/uhR9CSDk5H
‘If this isn’t genocide, I don’t know what is!’ @LulaOficial doubled down on Israel at an event in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. https://t.co/WsUfwW3gkG
Brazilian President Lula da Silva "As I said when I was in prison that I wouldn't accept a deal to get out of jail because I wouldn't exchange my dignity for my freedom, I wanna tell you that I won't exchange my dignity for falsehood and I want to tell you that I support the… https://t.co/MkNOWlYp7x
Brazil's president reiterates his position rejecting war in the Gaza Strip and repeats his description of Israeli massacres of Palestinian civilians as genocide. https://t.co/IsHqryaG5U
🇧🇷🇵🇸⚡ Brazilian President, Lula da Silva: “As I said when I was in prison that I wouldn't accept a deal to get out of jail because I wouldn't exchange my dignity for my freedom, I want to tell you that I won't exchange my dignity for falsehood and I want to tell you that I… https://t.co/QWoa7M6ppn
Brazilian President Lula da Silva, describing the situation in Gaza: "It is a genocide. Thousands of children are dead and thousands are missing. Soldiers are not dying. Women and children are dying at the hospital. If that's not genocide, I don't know what genocide is," https://t.co/A49w1uG6z9
BREAKING: BRAZIL PRESIDENT OFFICIAL STATEMENT “It is unacceptable for children and women to spend the night in Gaza without getting food or even a cup of milk It is unacceptable for a single United States vote in the Security Council to obstruct the issuance of a ceasefire… https://t.co/dgnIPQWRYL
NEW: ⚡ 🇧🇷President of Brazil, Lula Da Silva: "What the 🇮🇱Israeli government is doing is not war, it is GENOCIDE. They are murdering children and women." "In the same way that I said when I was in prison that I would not accept any deal to get out of prison and that I would… https://t.co/PfZd0zAzma
“Stop judging me based on what the prime minister of Israel says” — @LulaOficial https://t.co/BM0EHCT9gl
After Lula's recent statements about the Holocaust, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz posted an AI generated image picture of unity between Brazilian and Israeli people. He added the comment: “Lula, even you can’t separate us" 🇧🇷🇮🇱 https://t.co/aM0yU5mH9A