Brazilian journalists launch solidarity campaign with Breno Altman
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Brazilian journalists rally behind Breno Altman after charges over his criticism of "Israel's" actions in Gaza, calling it an attack on free speech.
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Brazilian journalist Breno Altman speaks during an event, undated (social media)
Brazilian journalists have started a solidarity campaign for fellow journalist Breno Altman, after a federal prosecutor filed charges against him for his criticism of "Israel's" actions in Gaza, which he described as genocide.
The journalists stated that the legal complaint, initiated following a request from the Brazilian-Israeli Confederation (CONIB), is a clear attempt at censorship. As one of Brazil's most prominent Jewish voices in opposition to Zionism and the genocide in Palestine, Breno Altman is now being charged with racism and incitement to crime.
On February 21, Brazil's foreign minister accused the Israeli Foreign Minister of dishonesty as tensions escalated in a dispute stemming from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's comparison of "Israel's" military campaign in Gaza to the Holocaust.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva has stated that what is happening in Gaza is a genocide, not a war, and has heavily criticized "Israel" for its ongoing attacks, while Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has announced that his country will impose sanctions on "Israel" in response to the genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Following the Foreign Minister's announcement, Brazil had already declared last July that it would officially join the genocide case South Africa brought against "Israel" at the International Court of Justice.
On September 20, the International Court of Justice announced that Brazil had formally submitted a declaration of intervention in the case filed by South Africa against "Israel" concerning its violations of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip.
The ICJ confirmed that Brazil had lodged its declaration on September 17, invoking Article 63 of the Court’s Statute, a provision which grants states that are parties to a convention under interpretation in ICJ proceedings the right to intervene in the case.
