Far-Left Activist with Past Arrests in Israel Ran for Brazil's Lower House
Translated & summarized from Abu Ali Express by baba
Thiago Avila, a radical pro-Palestinian activist with a history of arrests in Israel, ran for Brazil's Chamber of Deputies but narrowly missed election. He received 21,000 votes in São Paulo, falling short of the required threshold.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Radical pro-Palestinian activist Thiago Avila ran for Brazil's Chamber of Deputies.
- Avila received 21,000 votes but failed to win a seat.
- He had been arrested three times by Israel attempting to reach Gaza.
- A video shows flags being torn down from his election headquarters.
Thiago Avila, described as an extremely radical pro-Palestinian leftist activist, ran for a seat in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies representing São Paulo. Avila received 21,000 votes, falling short of the approximately 33,000 needed to win. The article notes that Avila had been imprisoned in Israel after being apprehended three times during flotillas attempting to reach Gaza, with his vessels intercepted by the Israeli Navy. A video circulating online shows an individual tearing down Palestinian flags from Avila's election headquarters. Avila was also pictured in brown prison service uniforms.