Nova Massacre Survivor Flees Brazil Amid War Crimes Probe

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reacts after meeting with Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

JNS.org – An Israeli tourist has fled Brazil after a federal court for the first time authorized a criminal investigation into his actions as a soldier in the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Brazilian media reported Sunday.

Judge Raquel Soares Charelli authorized the probe on Dec.