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Brazil Nears Formal Intervention in South Africa’s ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel

Citing deep indignation over civilian massacres involving the use of starvation as a weapon, Brazil’s foreign ministry said it will formalize its intervention after Gaza hospitals reported more than 115 famine-related deaths.

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Overview

  • South Africa filed its genocide case at the ICJ in December 2023 under the 1948 Genocide Convention, accusing Israel of breaching its obligations through strikes on civilian infrastructure.
  • In January 2024 the court issued provisional measures ordering Israel to facilitate humanitarian access to Gaza to prevent further harm, but delivery of aid has remained severely limited.
  • Spain, Turkiye and the Republic of Ireland have already applied to intervene, joining a broader cohort of Global South nations challenging Israel’s conduct in the proceedings.
  • Israel’s full blockade of Gaza since March has choked the flow of food, water and medicine, disrupting aid operations and contributing to the enclave’s humanitarian collapse.
  • Brazilian oil worker unions are calling for an embargo after the country exported 2.7 million barrels of crude oil to Israel in 2024, and the Israeli embassy in Brasilia has criticized Brazil’s intervention for overlooking Hamas’s role.