Itamaraty confirmed that Thiago Ávila is in Tel Aviv; sailboat heading for Gaza was intercepted by Israel
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian who was aboard the boat Mased together with the activist Greta Thunberg And he brought humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, he will return to Brazil. The vessel was on Sunday (8.Jun.2025).
A note By Itamaraty’s official profile at the X (former Twitter) explains that Thiago is in Tel Aviv and that Brazilian Embassy employees in Israel are at the airport to support the activist.
The ministry secretary general, the ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha, received the wife of Thiago, Lara Souza, in Itamaraty on Monday (10.Jun). The meeting was accompanied by the deputies (PT-DF) e (PT-RN).
“The Secretary General reaffirmed the national commitment to the State of Palestine, recognized by Brazil in 2010, and stressed the importance of the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), whose advisory commission will be chaired by Brazil”Said Itamaraty.
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The Government of Israel intercepted on Sunday (8.Jun) the boat Masedwhich carried humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The vessel was carrying, in addition to Greta Thunberg and Thiago Ávila, another 10 activists and a humanitarian aid load for the Enclave population.
Thiago is activist and was by PSOL in the 2022 elections. He is a member of the Director Committee of the international coalition that in order to break the blockade imposed on the Gaza range by Israel. The vessel Mased It is one by which the Freedom Flotilla It is responsible.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel confirmed the authorship of the offensive. Stated that “Selfies Yacht” the “CelebritiesIt is safely on its way to the Israeli back and stated that all crew members should return to their countries.
“While Greta and others were trying to stage a media provocation, whose sole purpose was to gain advertising – and which included less than a help truck – more than 1,200 aid trucks entered Gaza from Israel in the last two weeks. In addition, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distributed about 11 million meals directly to civilians”Said the ministry.
“There are ways to deliver help to the gaza range – they do not involve selfies on Instagram”He said. The ministry also said that the ship’s donations will be transferred to Gaza by humanitarian channels“reais”.
