Jewish club in Rio hosts populist whom Sao Paulo Jews dis-invited from talk

The Hebraica sports club in Rio invited Jair Bolsonaro — an advocate of Israel and of Brazil's right-wing dictatorship — following the scrapping of his talk at the Sao Paulo branch.

Jair Bolsonaro and sons published a blog with inverted Hebrew text during their visit to Israel in 2016 to show support for the Jewish state. (Photo/ Courtesy Bolsonaro Family)

March 5, 2017 5:01 am

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