Netanyahu Congratulates Brazil Presidential Candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on First Election Round
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and congratulated him on his first-round election result.
- Netanyahu invited Bolsonaro to Israel, while Bolsonaro invited Netanyahu to Brazil, according to Netanyahu’s office.
- The leaders said they aimed to “renew the deep friendship” between Israel and Brazil.
- Brazil’s runoff is scheduled for October 25; Datafolha polls gave Bolsonaro 52% and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 48%.
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Bolsonaro leads the polls, in front of the current leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and if he wins the elections everything points to a position more favorable to Israel in the most populous country of Latin America. Netanyahu "congratulated him for his great achievement in the first round of the presidential elections" during a phone call on Thursday night, indicated his office in a statement. Bolsonaro's brother, Eduardo, also part…
The Israeli Prime Minister had developed a close relationship with the former head of the Brazilian state Jair Bolsonaro, the father of Flavio, who has been serving a 27-year prison sentence since the end of 2025 for trying to cling to power after his electoral defeat against Lula in 2022.
Netanyahu invites Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and invited him to Israel, aiming to "renew the deep friendship" between the countries, his office said Friday.
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu (left), and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Ronen Zvulun/Adriano Machado/REUTERS The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and invited the presidential candidate from Brazil to visit the country, informed his office on Friday (9). ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp The conversation took place on Thursday night and Netanyahu spo…
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