Lula is in danger!He was almost forcibly broken into the ** mansion. And in this case, Brazil's former ** Bolsonaro has once again caused an uproar.
Over the weekend, Bolsonaro incited a large crowd of supporters to stage a massive march in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, reportedly attended by more than 180,000 people. He accused Lula of being "political" against himself, denied that he had incited his supporters to a "coup d'état" last January, and said the march was for a "peaceful rally" to "defend democracy."
And this march is much more than a personal vendetta between Brazil's two presidents. At the rally, the ** people were wearing the same colors as the Brazilian flag, but they waved the Israeli flag, and Bolsonaro himself even openly kissed the Israeli flag, apparently disgusting Lula.
As you may have heard, Lula offended Israel a few days ago by comparing the Gaza conflict with the Jewish people, which led to a rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries. This time the diplomatic conflict escalated again.
In the eyes of many, Brazil and Israel have always had good relations, and they are very puzzled by Lula's sudden "turnaround". In fact, Brazil, like other Latin American countries, has always supported Palestinian statehood. However, due to Bolsonaro's close relationship with the Israeli right-wing during his tenure, the outside world mistakenly believed that the two countries had good relations.
Think back to 2019, when Bolsonaro said he planned to move the Brazilian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. It is known that both Palestine and Israel claim Jerusalem as their capital. Although Jerusalem is under de facto Israeli control, everyone avoids this sensitive topic due to its religious influence.
The reason why Bolsonaro dared to bring it up is nothing more than to align himself with the "icon" Trump. In 2017, Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The following year, the United States** moved its embassy to Jerusalem in disregard of the strong opposition of the international community, becoming the first person to break the political red line on the Palestinian-Israeli issue.
Prior to this, although the U.S. Congress legislated that Jerusalem be recognized as Israel's capital and specifically authorized appropriations for embassy relocations, successive ** would regularly sign waiver orders to avoid embassy relocations. They will not discuss issues in public.
After Trump opened this hole, Bolsonaro naturally followed suit to show his loyalty. However, Bolsonaro's attitude angered the Palestinians. And Lula expressed his goodwill to Palestine as early as 2010, and he also set aside a piece of land around the ** mansion for the future establishment of a Palestinian embassy.
After the outbreak of the new Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Lula not only condemned the Hamas attacks in the early days, but also spoke out for the Palestinians in Gaza. At the United Nations, Palestine and Israel, as non-permanent members of the Security Council, voted in favour of every resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza.
However, this practice has sparked discontent among Brazil's far right. Bolsonaro's son, Eduardo, claimed that Lula made those statements out of hatred of Israel and showed ignorance of history.
It is worth mentioning that a few days ago, someone tried to force their way into Lula** by car, but failed. Given recent events, it is unclear whether this is related to far-right forces in Brazil.
Now, by kissing the Israeli flag, Bolsonaro has once again demonstrated the determination of the global far-right to unite. It is worth mentioning that just a day before he led his supporters to the streets, a conservative political action conference was held in Maryland, USA, which was the largest far-right event in the world, which was attended by both Trump and the Argentine far-right **Milley.
Perhaps because of the rally to be organized, Bolsonaro did not attend the meeting, but the spirit of the meeting was clearly conveyed to him, otherwise he would not have made such a public kiss as the Israeli flag.
It is worth mentioning that the last person to kiss a foreign flag was Serbian ** Vučić, but at that time he did it out of gratitude to China for its assistance to the epidemic prevention materials and medical team, and for the sake of national interests. And the reason why Bolsonaro kissed the Israeli flag was only to mock Lula. Compared to the two, Bolsonaro's behavior is even worse.
It is foreseeable that with the strong return of the far-right "spiritual leader" Trump, the far-right forces will become more active around the world, especially in Brazil, where the political ecology is becoming more and more polarized.