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President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, announced this Sunday that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu “kills children and women” of Palestinians and “now” Lebanese remain in power” of the Israeli government.

Lula made these statements when he received almost 230 Brazilians and their families it was alsoevacuated from Lebanon on the plane Brazilian Air Force and in the afternoon they arrived at the Guarulhos airbase, in the state Sao Paulo.

We have had a very strong position against Hamas’ actions against Israel, but we also have a very strong position against the Israeli government, which kills children and women with no respect for human life. Now war is Netanyahu’s way of staying in power by exacting revenge on the Palestinians and Beirut.

For the President of Brazil “attack on Beirut due to group (Lebanese Shia militia party Hezbollah) who wanted to attack Israel “It doesn’t take into account the need to prevent people from becoming victims.”

Usually the victims are not those who start the war, but innocent people who do not want war: these are our women, our children.

In addition, he lamented that in war “not only” lives are lost, “but also schools, hospitals and a number of things that bring peace of mind.” And he stressed the importance Arab culture in Brazil, where there is some kind of community eight million people. It is worth noting that largest community of Brazilians in the Middle East is currently in Lebanonwith a total population of 21 thousand inhabitants.

Finally, he assured that will do everything possible to bring into the country all Brazilians or Lebanese with Brazilian relatives:”

We will look for them, because we leave no one behind. We will try to bring everyone who wants to come. May they rebuild their lives here and find in Brazil the happiness that was taken from them in Lebanon.

The goal of Brasilia is repatriate about 500 Brazilians every week within the operation ‘Raizes do Cedro’ federal government. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are about 3 thousand Brazilians wanting to leave Lebanon. The new group of repatriates is due to arrive on Tuesday morning.

(Europe Press)