Overview

• Organizers say at least 12 Brazilians are in custody in Ashdod, including Deputy Luizianne Lins and councilor Mariana Conti, while Miguel Viveiros de Castro and João Aguiar remain incommunicado.
• Itamaraty condemned the operation as an illegal interception and arbitrary detention in international waters and formally notified Israeli authorities as it pressed for immediate release and consular access.
• The embassy in Tel Aviv scheduled a consular visit for Friday, delayed by Yom Kippur, to check detainees’ health, safety and treatment and to provide legal assistance under the Vienna Convention.
• Families and civil society groups in Brazil demanded action and clarity on the missing, with relatives labeling the disappearances as kidnapping and protesters gathering outside the Foreign Ministry in Brasília.
• Mission organizers reported loss of trackers and cameras after foul‑odor water jets struck boats, and legal group Adalah cited preliminary deportation hearings and detention orders as Netanyahu praised the navy.