Following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s remarks against Israel, Brazil’s Evangelical Parliamentary Front contemplates legislative obstruction. Lula’s comments, made as he welcomed repatriates from the Gaza Strip, accused the Israeli government of terrorism. These remarks came to light between the night of November 13 and the early hours of November 14. Carlos Viana, leader […]
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