Jair Bolsonaro

As Brazil heads to run-off, Israel’s Latin America ties are placed in spotlight - analysis

Flavio Bolsonaro’s first-round victory over Lula da Silva puts Brazil at the center of a broader political shift in Latin America that could strengthen ties with Israel.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a ceremony to sign into law a bill establishing a line of credit for companies affected by new tariffs imposed by the U.S. government, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, July 22, 2026.
Brazilian President and Workers' Party (PT) candidate for re-election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prepares to vote in the general election in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, October 4, 2026.

Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is to be announced as candidate for Brazil's presidential elections, stands in front of a screen showing a pre-recorded message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the national convention of the Liberal Party (PL) in Brazil, July 25, 2026.

Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential campaign, touts support from Milei, Netanyahu

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives home to begin serving house arrest following authorization by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, after Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia.

Police search fmr. Brazilian president Bolsonaro house after suspecting weapons, ammunition inside


Brazil's Bolsonaro aims to patch up with Arab nations on Gulf trip

Brazil's ties with Arab nations are improving by the day, said the Palestinian Authority's Ambassador Ibrahim Al Zeben, who built an embassy in Brasilia a stone's throw from the presidential palace.

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro salutes before receiving a confirmation of his victory in the recent presidential election in Brasilia, Brazil December 10, 2018

Israeli firefighters on their way to Brazil

The delegation is comprised of experts in rescue, intelligence and both bush and forest fires.

Burning forest is seen during "Operation Green Wave" to combat illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest

As fires race through Amazon, Bolsonaro weakens environment agency

The carcass of a cow lies along a tract of the Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers in Porto Velho, Brazil August 24, 2019

Italian astronaut tweets pictures of Amazon fires from space

"The smoke is visible for thousands of kilometers," he wrote.

Burning forest is seen during "Operation Green Wave" to combat illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest

The call to brand Hezbollah

To suggest in any way that Hezbollah’s terrorist activities are entirely disassociated from the violent ideology that supports it, is entirely false and intellectually bankrupt.

LEBANON’S HEZBOLLAH leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a rally marking Jerusalem Day in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel.

Netanyahu calls Brazil's Bolsonaro to assist with Amazon rainforest fire

Bolsonaro thanked Netanyahu and accepted his offer.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at Ben Gurion Airport on March 31, 2019

Amazon rainforest burns at a record rate, raises int'l concern - pictures

As the pressure mounted on the Brazilian president last week, he blamed NGOs for the fires and told the world not to interfere.

A tract of Amazon jungle is seen after a fire in Boca do Acre, Amazonas state, Brazil August 24, 2019

Trump speaks with Brazil's Bolsonaro, offers aid with Amazon fires

Brazil’s Amazon is burning at a record rate, according to data from the National Institute of Space Research.

A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers in Porto Velho, Brazil August 24, 2019

As record numbers of fires burn in Amazon, Bolsonaro blames NGOs

He also recently fired the head of INPE, Ricardo Galvao, after dismissing data showing an 88% rise in deforestation between June 2018 and June 2019 as “lies.”

A man works in a burning tract of Amazon jungle as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Iranduba

Israeli Embassy attempts to cover-up Bolsonaro's lobster meal on Twitter

The Israeli Embassy posted a picture of the two eating, but the plates were scratched out seemingly in an attempt to cover up what most Twitter commenters have decided is lobster.

Brazilian Presdient Jair Bolsonaro and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .