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.
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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.