Brazil to formally join South Africa's ICJ case against Israel
By #MEE staff
Published date: 24 July 2025 11:59 BST
It said the international community "cannot remain inactive" in the face of "ongoing atrocities", and that the move is based on the “plausibility that the rights of Palestinians to protection against acts of genocide are being irreversibly impaired”.
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However, campaigners have pointed to Brazil's crude oil exports to Israel - 2.7m barrels were shipped in 2024 alone - prompting calls from Brazilian oil worker unions for the government to implement an energy embargo against Israel.
Brazil to formally join South Africa's ICJ case against Israel
Brazil has said it is in the "final stages" of formally joining South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).MEE staff (Middle East Eye)