Most Brazilians Support Israel

Most Brazilians Support Israel

I have known this for a long time.

About one-third of Brazil is what we Americans would call Evangelical Christians. And when Evangelicals reach such a demographic in society, they affect politics.

Brazil’s prior president, Bolsonaro, got baptized in the Jordan River by Evangelicals.

The last election which supposedly Lulu won was supect, but one thing is clear, Brazil is as much, if not more so, pro-Israel than America.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Over 80% of Brazilians take issue with Lula’s anti-Israel comment
Herb Keinon
February 23, 2024

[T]the Brazilian public is not following its leader [Lulu].

A CNN Brasil poll on Monday found that eight of 10 Brazilians – or 83% of those polled – took issue with Lula’s comparison. [Note: Lulu’s anti-Israel comment]

This dovetails with what one senior diplomatic official said in Jerusalem: “There is a gap in Brazil between the government and the public, with the public more supportive of Israel than the government, and this shows up in polls and in parliamentary debates.”

The CNN Brasil poll, for instance, found that 57% of the 800 respondents thought that Israel is on the right side in this conflict, while 28% sided with Hamas. Additionally, 26% said that Brazil should support Israel in this war, another 14% said the Palestinians, while 54% said the country should stay neutral – something Lula’s government is not doing. In the first two months after the war, support for Israel, as evident in various polls, was running at between 70% and 80%.

The power of Evangelicalism in Brazil is increasing.


Posted on YouTube: May 29, 2024

Brazil is having an Evangelical explosion, and it is very pro-Zionist. You will not hear this on the regular media.

Which Way Does Brazil Swing?

Which Way Does Brazil Swing?


Posted on YouTube: October 12, 2023
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A German news site, Deutsche Welle, examines Brazil’s stand on the Gaza War.

The video above gives a good, short history of Brazil’s relationship with Israel.

Like the United States, Brazil is very divided.

The government is presently run by a center-left president (Lulu), who would probably lean to a more pro-Palestinian position. However, 31% of the population is Evangelical Christian and they swing Zionist.

The former president, Bolsonaro, was very pro-Israel, and got baptized into the Evangelical church in the Jordan River.

Source: Bolsonaro shores up evangelical support in tight Brazil election
by Brian Ellsworth and Fernando Cardoso
October 27, 2022

Bolsonaro, was raised Catholic and baptized in the Jordan River by an evangelical pastor during a visit to Israel prior to his 2018 election, as part of a broader effort to boost his appeal among the key religious bloc.

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This division constrains Brazil’s official position on the MidEast.


Posted on YouTube: May 20, 2014


Posted on YouTube: June 10, 2022

As one Brazilian told me, when Brazil becomes 50% Evangelical – and that day may not be long off – Brazil’s foreign policy will totally flip.

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