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=== Brazil ===
{{Main|Brazil–Israel relations}}

[[File:AmorimPeres.jpg|thumb|[[Shimon Peres]] and Foreign Minister of Brazil, [[Celso Amorim]]]]
Brazil played a large role in the [[establishment of the State of Israel]]. Brazil held the Presidency office of the [[UN General Assembly]] in 1947, which proclaimed the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|Partition Plan for Palestine]]. The Brazilian delegation to the U.N., supported and heavily lobbied for the partition of Palestine toward the creation of the [[State of Israel]]. Brazil was also one of the first countries to recognize the State of Israel, on 7 February 1949, less than one year after [[Israeli Declaration of Independence]].

Nowadays, Brazil and Israel maintain close political, economic and military ties. Brazil is a full member state of [[Israel Allies Caucus]],<ref>[http://www.israelallies.org/international/member_nations/ "Member Nations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104193528/http://www.israelallies.org/international/member_nations/ |date=4 January 2014 }}. Israel Allies Foundation. Retrieved 1 December 2013.</ref> a political advocacy organization that mobilizes pro-Israel parliamentarians in governments worldwide. The two nations enjoy a degree of arms cooperation as Brazil is a key buyer of Israeli weapons and military technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stopthewall.org/downloads/pdf/STWbrazil2010.pdf|title=Briefing: Brazil's economic and military relationship with Israel|access-date=29 December 2013|archive-date=30 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030162111/http://stopthewall.org/downloads/pdf/STWbrazil2010.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, Brazil is Israel's largest trading partner in Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/commercial-relations-brazil-and-israel|title=Commercial Relations: Brazil and Israel|work=The Brazil Business|date=21 November 2013 |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Israel has an embassy in [[Brasília]] and a consulate-general in [[São Paulo]] and Brazil has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]] and an honorary consulate in [[Haifa]].<ref>[http://telaviv.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/brazil-israel.xml "Brazil-Israel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012128/http://telaviv.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/brazil-israel.xml |date=3 December 2013 }}. Brazilian Embassy in Tel Aviv. Retrieved 9 December 2013.</ref> A longstanding dispute between Israel and Brazil is ongoing over Brazil's official rejection of a new Israeli ambassador because of his ties to the West Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-official-says-dani-dayan-rejected-as-ambassador/|title=Brazil rejects Dani Dayan as ambassador, official says|website=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref>

Brazil-Israel relations have improved significantly during the presidency of [[Jair Bolsonaro]] since 2019. Brazilian president Bolsonaro has expressed his love for Israel several times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://providencemag.com/2019/05/improving-relations-brazil-israel-impact-us-foreign-policy/|title=The Improving Relations between Brazil and Israel and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy|date=20 May 2019}}</ref> He has even said to have turned Brazil into Israel's new best friend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200615-brazilian-president-bolsonaro-turns-to-israel-in-the-face-of-his-political-opponents/|title=Bolsonaro has turned Brazil into Israel's new best friend|work=Middle East Monitor|first=Eman|last=Abusidu|date=15 June 2020|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
In December 2019, Brazil opened a trade office in Jerusalem. Brazil also considered to move its embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazil-opens-trade-office-in-jerusalem-hailed-as-harbinger-of-embassy-move/|title=Brazil opens trade office in Jerusalem, hailed as harbinger of embassy move|website=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref>

Brazil has the ninth largest [[Jewish population by country|Jewish community in the world]], about 107,329 by 2010, according to the [[IBGE]] census.<ref>[ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2010/Caracteristicas_Gerais_Religiao_Deficiencia/tab1_4.pdf 2010 Brazilian census] Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 13 November 2013.</ref> The Jewish Confederation of Brazil (CONIB) estimates to more than 120,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2009/127381.htm|title=Brazil|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>