02:52Dozens of people took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to express their solidarity for the Palestinian people amid the final day of the G20 ministerial meeting in the city.
Footage shows the protesters marching with signs, burning flags and holding banners with slogans such as 'Brazil breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel'.
"We saw that at the G20 meeting, representatives of big countries are even involved in the conflict in Israel and are funding it; like the US, Germany, and England, they support it. So we decided to hold this demonstration to show that here in Brazil, the population is not in favor of the genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," said Isadora Ramalho, one of the protesters.
Several other demonstrators, including Tereza Arapunca and Humberto Simao, praised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s remarks accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and comparing its actions to the Nazis' Holocaust, saying that the Brazilian government must take a stand amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
"President Lula's speech was correct, and I think it took him a long time to take this position. I think the Brazilian government has to break off diplomatic, economic, and war relations with the damned terrorist and Nazi state of Israel, so we are here supporting President Lula, supporting President Lula's speech, and supporting the Palestinian people and the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea," said Simao.
The Israeli government reportedly stated that Lula is not welcome in Israel until he takes back his comments.
The G20 ministerial meeting kicked off on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
‘We have to take a stand’ - Dozens stage pro-Palestine rally in Rio de Janeiro on final day of G20 ministerial meeting
Dozens of people took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to express their solidarity for the Palestinian people amid the final day of the G20 ministerial meeting in the city.
Footage shows the protesters marching with signs, burning flags and holding banners with slogans such as 'Brazil breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel'.
"We saw that at the G20 meeting, representatives of big countries are even involved in the conflict in Israel and are funding it; like the US, Germany, and England, they support it. So we decided to hold this demonstration to show that here in Brazil, the population is not in favor of the genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," said Isadora Ramalho, one of the protesters.
Several other demonstrators, including Tereza Arapunca and Humberto Simao, praised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s remarks accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and comparing its actions to the Nazis' Holocaust, saying that the Brazilian government must take a stand amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
"President Lula's speech was correct, and I think it took him a long time to take this position. I think the Brazilian government has to break off diplomatic, economic, and war relations with the damned terrorist and Nazi state of Israel, so we are here supporting President Lula, supporting President Lula's speech, and supporting the Palestinian people and the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea," said Simao.
The Israeli government reportedly stated that Lula is not welcome in Israel until he takes back his comments.
The G20 ministerial meeting kicked off on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
Dozens of people took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to express their solidarity for the Palestinian people amid the final day of the G20 ministerial meeting in the city.
Footage shows the protesters marching with signs, burning flags and holding banners with slogans such as 'Brazil breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel'.
"We saw that at the G20 meeting, representatives of big countries are even involved in the conflict in Israel and are funding it; like the US, Germany, and England, they support it. So we decided to hold this demonstration to show that here in Brazil, the population is not in favor of the genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," said Isadora Ramalho, one of the protesters.
Several other demonstrators, including Tereza Arapunca and Humberto Simao, praised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s remarks accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and comparing its actions to the Nazis' Holocaust, saying that the Brazilian government must take a stand amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
"President Lula's speech was correct, and I think it took him a long time to take this position. I think the Brazilian government has to break off diplomatic, economic, and war relations with the damned terrorist and Nazi state of Israel, so we are here supporting President Lula, supporting President Lula's speech, and supporting the Palestinian people and the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea," said Simao.
The Israeli government reportedly stated that Lula is not welcome in Israel until he takes back his comments.
The G20 ministerial meeting kicked off on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.