Brazilian oil unions call for sanctions against Zionist regime
According to webangah News Agency, Brazil’s two largest oil workers’ unions have demanded that their government impose an energy embargo on the Zionist regime.
The federations sent a joint letter to President Lula and senior cabinet members on Wednesday, calling for stronger action against what they described as the Zionist regime’s “genocide” in Gaza.
The unions referenced Lula’s February statements, writing that Brazil must move beyond rhetoric and implement concrete energy sanctions to prevent further atrocities against Palestinians. During an African Union summit in Ethiopia last February, Lula had compared Israel’s actions in Gaza to Nazi crimes against Jews.
The letter revealed that 2.7 million barrels of crude oil had been shipped to the Zionist regime in 2024 - a significant portion fueling its military operations. The unions emphasized Brazil’s global responsibility to prevent war crimes.
They cited international precedents, including Colombia’s suspension of coal exports to Israel and dockworkers worldwide refusing to handle weapons shipments bound for Israel.
Beyond demanding an immediate oil export ban, brazil’s largest petroleum federations called for canceling existing contracts with Israeli energy companies and supporting global sanctions against the regime.
