Brazil

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

The lawyer from Brazil, who also navigates life in Israel as an amputee, is on a personal mission to educate and change attitudes – one Israeli at a time.

Lilian Gandelman
FIVE JEWISH couples get married in Brazil on Lag Ba'omer.

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

Aerial view of houses in a wooded area in the Pinheiros neighborhood, Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on September 5, 2023.

São Paulo creates Brazil-Israel Parliamentary Front, forming strategic alliance

Members of NGO GRAD take care of dog, Luk, which was rescued from a partially collapsed house, following heavy rains which have killed residents and left missing people, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Thousands displaced and at least six dead as heavy rains hit Brazil


Bolsonaro explains how he closed war crimes case against IDF reservist in Brazil - interview

A joint online campaign spearheaded by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry and Bolsonaro led Brazilian authorities to announce they would not pursue the case.

 Brazilian politician and lawyer Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks as he attends an interview with the media during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Mexico City, Mexico November 18, 2022.

Brazil's Lula rushed to Sao Paulo for brain surgery, stable in ICU

The operation was successful, and the 79-year-old Lula is "well" and being monitored in the intensive care unit, the note said.

 BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, earlier this week.

IDF reservist who fled arrest warrant in Brazil has returned to Israel

Upon arriving back in Israel, Vagdani told N12, "People of Israel, I wouldn’t repeat what I did [posting the videos from Gaza]. I won’t return to Brazil. It’ll be okay; this won’t break me.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. January 4, 2025.

Brazilian police not seeking to question IDF soldier, new legal action filed in Argentina

Metropoles reported on Monday that the Brazilian Federal Police filed a request to the Federal court to reconsider a Sunday arrest warrant for a visiting IDF reservist for alleged war crimes.

 DURING FIGHTING, a soldier communicates with other members of his unit.

IDF risks global arrest warrants as legal probes on Gaza war crimes stall - analysis

Delays risk global arrest warrants, as seen in a Brazil case. Critics warn of travel restrictions for Israelis unless the IDF publishes reports on its investigations promptly.

  The Hind Rajab Foundation accuses an Israeli solider of 'war crimes.' Illustrative

Knesset to hold urgent meeting over Brazil's investigation into IDF soldier for 'war crimes'

The discussion follows the Brazilian authorities' demand to investigate an IDF soldier for alleged war crimes. The classified session is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 8, 2024

Israeli flees Brazil to Argentina to avoid 'war crimes' arrest warrant

The HRF accused the Israeli soldier of "participating in massive demolitions of civilian homes in Gaza during a systematic campaign of destruction."

 Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, on November 27, 2023

Three-meter bows unveiled: First images of uncontacted Massaco tribe in the Amazon

Population of the isolated community has doubled since the 1990s, now estimated at over 200 people.

 Three-meter bows revealed: First-ever images capture uncontacted Massaco tribe thriving in the Amazon.

Israel considers Egypt travel warning amid fears of Iranian attacks ahead of Hanukkah - report

According to a Sunday morning Kan Radio report, Israeli officials have urged Egypt to bolster its security forces to counter these threats.

 Israeli and Egyptian flags flutter at the Nitzana Crossing. January 30, 2024.

From Israel, to Brazil: TikTok 'Superman Challenge' injures teens, sparks warnings

In Israel, at least 19 children and teenagers have been injured while participating in the TikTok "Superman Challenge" and required medical treatment.

 In Israel, at least 19 children and teenagers have been injured. The "Superman Challenge".