one thing #Lula, the current president of #Brasil, did in his first term in the aughts was to create a ministry of #technology.
the new minister is asked his "To Do" list. one to-do: get rid of Microsoft products & use FLOSS across govt. he described Gates as a crack dealer: first free to hook you for life. he considered that a national security risk.
#ElonMusk should immediately stop supporting #jairBolsonaro. He is the one responsible for the countless mass graves in #Brazil filled with #covid victims.
A very competent Brazilian politician he could support is #Lula.
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to convince his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Lula to support Ukraine during his trip to Brazil, Bloomberg reported on March 26.
Lula et Macron en terrain d’entente sur l’Amazonie, mais pas sur l’Ukraine ni Gaza
La visite du président français au #Brésil, la première en dix ans, marque le retour de bonnes relations après les tensions des années Bolsonaro. Mais certaines positions diplomatiques de #Lula gênent la #France.
LULA UNFAZED BY ISRAEL - Brazilian President takes a brave stand doubles down accusation of Israel committing genocide, despite being pushed to apologize and declared persona non grata in Israel.
Refusing to be bullied like others into retracting his opinion, insists he "will never give up dignity for a falsehood".
"I want to say loud and clear that the Prime Minister of Israel is carrying out genocide against women and children. This is a fact." - Lula.
#Desperation / Jair Bolsonaro misrepresented as a rally in support of Israel
Former Brazilian President Jair #Bolsonaro gathered supporters in Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue to show strength amid investigations into him and his cabinet, for allegedly plotting a coup after the 2022 election loss. Populist center-right news site #Ynet has chosen to misrepresent the event as if it were a rally in support of Israel:
[…] Blue and White Flags and "Sorry Israel": The Massive Right-Wing Protest in Brazil - Against President Lula
[…] Thousands participated in a show of immense force in São Paulo, organized by former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the shadow of the numerous investigations in which he is entangled. In the protest, Israeli flags were also waved - as a defiance against the current President Lula da Silva, who compared the war in Gaza to the Holocaust.
While Jair’s supporters often wave Israeli flags, Reuters doesn’t seem to notice the rally had anything to do with Israel, but rather with his political opponent, President Luiz Inacio #Lula da Silva.
Israelis should probably realize by now that associating with far-right, extremist elements erodes support for Israel, especially among younger generations, who prioritize progressive values.
Impeachment request against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) reaches 129 signatures and sets a historical record.
‼️ This number surpasses the one registered in the impeachment request of former President Dilma Rousseff, which had 124 signatories in 2016. At the end of the process, the former president had her mandate revoked.
➡️ The crisis in Lula's government began after the president compared Israel's offensive in the #Gaza Strip to the Holocaust. He made the statement on Sunday, the 18th, during a press conference in #Ethiopia.
💬 According to lawmakers, the president's statement constitutes a crime of responsibility, in accordance with Article 5 of Law 1.079/1950, which establishes the following:
"#Lula is not completely in error if we consider more qualitative aspects of history & look to European fascism as a whole and not just the German National Socialists (who were peculiar in many ways)."
Agreed.
#Hitler, on the other hand, stands for the systematic destruction of a people on an industrial level including its culture. Even, #Putler, as I, too, have started calling him, falls a bit short by this measure.
Many years ago, the late German Chancellor Dr. #HelmutKohl hat a PR disaster when he compared a #Sowjet minister to the infamous #Nazi Propaganda Minister, #JosrphGoebbels.
Thus, #Lula's #Hitler comparison is very much out of...
Entrevista com Ualid Rabah, presidente da FEPAL - Federação arabe-palestina no Brasil:
"dentro do contexto autal, eu penso que o presidente #Lula acertou em sua fala, e ele será visto no futuro como o líder que não se calou diante do #genocidio televisionado, tal qual se calaram diante de Hitler as lideranças daquele tempo."
#Brazil has now joined the cast of countries who have taken up direct #BDS actions against #Israel, with Lula expelling the Israeli ambassador and recalling Brazil's ambassador from Tel Aviv.
From Brasil: Netanyahu's plan this week is to carry out a massacre in the #Rafah region of #Gaza. The White House attempted to engage in dialogue with him, but he remained adamant. The President of France called Netanyahu, but he ignored the call. Lula's statement aimed to prevent this #massacre.
Thread com notas da Frente Popular pela Libertação da Palestina (FPLP) e eventualmente de outras organizações palestinas.
Todas as notas estão sendo adicionadas nessa página:
"A Frente Popular para a Libertação da Palestina (PFLP) saúda a decisão do Brasil, na noite de segunda-feira, de retirar seu embaixador da entidade sionista e expulsar o embaixador sionista do Brasil."
Frente Popular pela Libertação da Palestina
19 de fevereiro de 2024
Bloomberg: Macron seeking to convince Lula on Ukraine during Brazil trip (kyivindependent.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to convince his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Lula to support Ukraine during his trip to Brazil, Bloomberg reported on March 26.