Almeida said on social media that his position was consistent with that of President Lula’s government
Silvio Almeida and Gaza Strip after Israeli attack
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Almeida made it clear that his position is consistent with that of President Lula’s government, condemning “vehemently” Hamas’s “terrorist attacks” against Israel on October 7, but also taking a “strong position” against “the unacceptable actions of the state.” . Israeli. He cites cases of Israel’s violations of international law, such as the bombing of “hospitals, ambulances and refugee camps or even obstructing access to drinking water and electricity.”
The portfolio holder also expressed support for President Lula’s defense of an “immediate ceasefire” to stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “madness.”
Almeida concluded the post by stating that as Minister of State he cannot “be bold and irresponsible and speak out on such a sensitive issue that does not even fall within my functional competence.”
So that there is no room for irresponsible and malicious insinuations, my position as Minister of State on the situation in Gaza was clear from the start and is in line with that of the Brazilian government of which I am a member and which vehemently condemned Hamas’s acts of terror from the very first moment , but also spoke out strongly against unacceptable actions by the State of Israel, such as bombing hospitals, ambulances and refugee camps or even obstructing access to drinking water and electricity, which is undoubtedly a violation of international humanitarian law.
President Lula has already publicly expressed his position that an IMMEDIATE ceasefire is essential to stop what he himself described as “madness” that victimizes children in particular.
As Minister of State, I cannot be courageous and irresponsible and speak out on such a sensitive issue, which does not even fall within my functional competence, such as the conduct of foreign policy, especially on issues of international conflicts involving people in extreme risk situations. , including Brazilian nationals.