It comes as ties between the two countries plummeted to historic lows this year after the Brazilian president compared Israel’s war against Hamas to the Holocaust.
The Brazilian Parliament has increased its legislative ties with Israel in a direct pushback against the foreign policy of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The moves come as ties between the two countries had plummeted to historic lows this year after the Brazilian leader compared Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza to the Holocaust, leading Jerusalem to declare that he was a persona non grata in the Jewish state.
The legislative development last week saw the expansion of the existing Brazilian Israel Allies Caucus to include the Senate in Brasilia, making it a bicameral group of 78 parliamentarians combined.