Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, made a high-profile appearance at an antisemitism conference in Jerusalem, signaling his ambition to reset Brazil's foreign policy toward strong support for Israel. He criticized current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's approach, which has led to diplomatic tensions with Israel, and pledged that if elected president, he would move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem within six months. The Bolsonaros framed Brazil as a 'Christian, Jewish country' and positioned support for Israel as a core value for Brazil's conservative and evangelical movements, reflecting broader religious and political shifts in Latin America. Their visit and rhetoric highlight how Israel has become a symbol in Brazil's internal political struggle, with foreign policy increasingly used as a marker of identity and allegiance in the region's changing landscape.
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