Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee approved a bill to designate Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations and impose political and economic sanctions. (Foto: Instagram)
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense approved a bill on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, that would designate Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations. The proposal also calls for political and economic sanctions against the two groups.
The bill, PL 4894/2023, was introduced in 2023 by Abilio Brunini, then a federal deputy. Carla Dickson, a federal deputy and the bill’s rapporteur, said the proposed designation would make it possible to take broader action against Hamas and Hezbollah.
Dickson said the names of the organizations would provide an objective legal basis for identifying them and for pursuing measures against financing, recruitment and other criminal activities associated with them. She said those activities cause significant harm.
The committee’s approval does not mean Brazil’s federal government recognizes Hamas or Hezbollah as terrorist groups. Brazil has historically adopted such designations only when they have been approved by the U.N. Security Council, according to the report. The United Nations has designated groups including al-Qaeda, founded by Osama bin Laden, the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and Boko Haram, which operates in Nigeria. The U.N. has not reached agreement on designating Hamas or Hezbollah.
