Palestinians welcomed the victory of Luiz Inácio Da Silva (Lula) against Brazil’s incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro this weekend, with hopes that Lula’s success will “boost the global support for Palestinians”. For his part, Ahmad al-Deek from the Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs told The New Arab that bilateral relations between Brazil and Palestine took a step backwards during Jair Bolsonaro’s term in office, citing Bolsonaro’s “unbalanced approach” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. “Da Silva is known for his support of the Palestinian cause; his views are aligned with the United …