Jos\u00e9 Maria de Almeida, Z\u00e9 Maria, national president of the Unified Socialist Workers’ Party (PSTU), was sentenced to two years house arrest by the Federal Court in a case brought by the Israeli Confederation of Brazil together with the Israeli Federation of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo (case no. 5004694-46.2024.4.03.6181), under accusation of racism against the Jewish people (antisemitism).
This is a political and unjust conviction. Z\u00e9 Maria is not an antisemite. His public work is based on criticism of Zionism and the policies of the State of Israel, especially the genocide of the Palestinian people. Throughout his career, he has positioned himself in defense of a free, secular, democratic, and non-racist Palestine, where different peoples can coexist with equal rights.
The sentence sets a dangerous precedent in the country by targeting political positions and criticism of states. We also note the advancement of legislative initiatives, such as Bill No. 1424\/2026, authored by Congresswoman Tabata Amaral (PSB), which proposes equating antisemitism with the crime of racism and imposing penalties of imprisonment and fines.
Given this context, an international solidarity campaign for Z\u00e9 Maria is underway. Political organizations, trade unions, social movements, and activists from various countries are joining the initiative through petitions, motions, public statements, and other actions, aiming to pressure the Brazilian judiciary and demand his acquittal.
This dossier presents the main elements of this campaign, gathering information, positions, and initiatives that express a solidarity network that transcends national borders. More than the defense of a political leader, this is a struggle for freedom of expression, the right to criticism, and international solidarity among peoples.
This dossier is also a call to action. Join the international solidarity campaign.
No voice in defense of the Palestinian people should be silenced.
For the acquittal of Z\u00e9 Maria, now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CENTRAL SINDICAL E POPULAR (CSP) \u2013 CONLUTAS TARSO GENRO \u2013 FORMER GOVERNOR OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL – PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n FUNDA\u00c7\u00c3O PERSEU ABRAMO \u2013 WORKERS’ PARTY (PT) <\/p>\n\n\n\n PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES (PST) \u2013 COLOMBIA <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Introduction Jos\u00e9 Maria de Almeida, Z\u00e9 Maria, national president of the Unified Socialist Workers’ Party (PSTU), was sentenced to two years house arrest by the Federal Court in a case brought by the Israeli Confederation of Brazil together with the Israeli Federation of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo (case no. 5004694-46.2024.4.03.6181), under accusation of racism […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":75973,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"litci_post_political_author":"International Workers' League - Fourth International","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3585,3508,3710,4154],"tags":[6695,6696,4150,6693,6694],"class_list":["post-76009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-statement-iwlfi","category-brazil","category-palestine","category-special-palestine","tag-maria","tag-motions","tag-solidarity","tag-ze","tag-ze-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXr-fZDAQYZ\/<\/a>
SINDICATO NACIONAL DOS SERVIDORES FEDERAIS DA EDUCA\u00c7\u00c3O B\u00c1SICA, PROFISSIONAL E TECNOL\u00d3GICA (SINASEFE)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/sinasefe.org.br\/site\/nota-de-apoio-e-solidariedade-ao-companheiro-ze-maria\/<\/a>
FEDERA\u00c7\u00c3O NACIONAL DOS SINDICATOS DOS TRABALHADORES EM SA\u00daDE, TRABALHO, PREVID\u00caNCIA E ASSIST\u00caNCIA SOCIAL (FENASPS)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/fenasps.org.br\/2026\/04\/29\/nota-de-apoio-e-solidariedae-ao-companheiro-ze-maria-injustamente-condenado-pela-justica-federal-de-sp-por-criticas-ao-sionismo-de-israel-em-genocidio-do-povo-palestino\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS PETROLEIROS DO RIO DE JANEIRO (SINDIPETRO-RJ)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXuWEs3CVfZ\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS TRABALHADORES DA CONSTRU\u00c7\u00c3O CIVIL DE BEL\u00c9M (STCIMBA)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXxkceKDivW\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS TRABALHADORES DO JUDICI\u00c1RIO FEDERAL NO ESTADO DE S\u00c3O PAULO (SINTRAJUD)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXxnid8jxi5\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS TRABALHADORES EM EMPRESAS DE TRANSPORTE METROVI\u00c1RIO E CONEXAS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL (SINDMETR\u00d4-RS)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.sindimetrors.org\/palestina-livre-toda-solidariedade-a-ze-maria<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS METROVI\u00c1RIOS DE PERNAMBUCO (SINDMETRO-PE)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXwluTejuXd\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS TRABALHADORES NO SERVI\u00c7O P\u00daBLICO MUNICIPAL DE FLORIAN\u00d3POLIS (SINTRASEM)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXxBRTciORn\/<\/a>
SINDICATO ESTADUAL DOS PROFISSIONAIS DA EDUCA\u00c7\u00c3O DO RIO DE JANEIRO (SEPE-RJ)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXxAnTSlVoy\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS PROFESSORES DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL (CPERS)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/cpers.com.br\/nota-de-solidariedade-a-ze-maria-e-em-defesa-da-liberdade-de-expressao\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS PROFESSSORES DE S\u00c3O PAULO \u2013 SUBSEDE OESTE-LAPA (APEOSP OESTE-LAPA)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXu8hW6MdNB\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS TRABALHADORES NO SERVI\u00c7O P\u00daBLICO FEDERAL DO ESTADO DE S\u00c3O PAULO (SINDSEF-SP)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXwc3mpDuSL\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS TRABALHADORES DA UNIVERSIDADE DE S\u00c3O PAULO (SINTUSP)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXu2wt9kYDL\/<\/a>
SINDICATO DOS METAL\u00daRGICOS DE ITAJUB\u00c1
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXukNfuCVL4\/<\/a>
DIRET\u00d3RIO CENTRAL DOS ESTUDANTES DA UNIVERSIDADE DE S\u00c3O PAULO (DCE-USP)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXt3n-zAL6g\/<\/a>
MOVIMENTO POPULAR DE LUTA (MPL)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXsawy_Ebj5\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSOLIDARITY MOTIONS \u2013 POLITICAL FIGURES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/x.com\/tarsogenro\/status\/2049439813909000669<\/a>
S\u00c2MIA BONFIM \u2013 FEDERAL DEPUTY \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/x.com\/samiabomfim\/status\/2049193742977118482<\/a>
GLAUBER BRAGA \u2013 FEDERAL DEPUTY (PSOL)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/2026467528296728<\/a>
FERNANDA MELCHIONNA \u2013 FEDERAL DEPUTY (PSOL)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/x.com\/fernandapsol\/status\/2049287481548214457<\/a>
TARCISIO MOTTA \u2013 FEDERAL DEPUTY (PSOL)
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXuPNFdCViA\/<\/a>
LINDBERGH FARIAS \u2013 FEDERAL DEPUTY (PT)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/x.com\/lindberghfarias\/status\/2049546139309871572<\/a>
LUCIANA GENRO \u2013 STATE DEPUTY IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXtto16DR8Z\/<\/a>
HILTON COELHO \u2013 STATE DEPUTY IN BAHIA \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXu0edIpAoF\/<\/a>
PROFESSORA ANGELA \u2013 CITY COUNCILOR OF CURITIBA (PR) \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXu0dxpjYJY\/<\/a>
VIVI REIS \u2013 CITY COUNCILOR OF BEL\u00c9M (PA) \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXz6n4ZhCYP\/<\/a>
JONES MANOEL (INFLUENCER\/YOUTUBER \u2013 PRE-CANDIDATE FOR FEDERAL DEPUTY)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXsY9jZDisi\/<\/a>
GUSTAVO MACHADO \u2013 ORIENTA\u00c7\u00c3O MARXISTA CHANNEL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXslXFTDJ87\/<\/a>
GILBERTO MARINGONI \u2013 PROFESSOR AT FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ABC (UFABC)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/x.com\/Maringoni50\/status\/2049247908348707242<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSOLIDARITY MOTIONS \u2013 NATIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/fpabramo.org.br\/nota-da-diretoria-da-fpa-sobre-a-condenacao-de-ze-maria\/<\/a>
FUNDA\u00c7\u00c3O LAURO CAMPOS E MARIELLE FRANCO \u2013 PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERTY (PSOL)
Link –
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXsIfh3DN-t\/?igsh=MTI1bjcyNW1kMTRhOA%3D%3D<\/a><\/em>
UNIDAD POPULAR (UP)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXuOqlflqXp\/?img_index=1<\/a>
PARTIDO COMUNISTA BRASILEIRO (PCB)
Link –
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXw5FdLEYIT\/?igsh=MXVlMmc4c29vNTloMg%3D%3D<\/a><\/em>
PARTIDO COMUNISTA BRASILEIRO REVOLUCION\u00c1RIO (PCBR)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/emdefesadocomunismo.com.br\/nota-toda-solidariedade-a-ze-maria-pstu-contra-a-ofensiva-judicial-do-sionismo\/<\/a>
PARTIDO OPER\u00c1RIO REVOLUCION\u00c1RIO (POR)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXuRSGNDqbB\/?igsh=ZGlyd2IzbzlxbDY%3D<\/a>
PSOL \u2013 RIO DE JANEIRO DIRECTORY
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXuC6XpEZ3P\/?igsh=NHJqcDA5emo4d3dk<\/a>
ARTICULA\u00c7\u00c3O DE ESQUERDA \u2013 PT
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/pagina13.org.br\/nossa-solidariedade-ao-ze-maria-do-pstu\/<\/a>
MOVIMENTO ESQUERDA SOCIALISTA (MES) \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/movimentorevista.com.br\/2026\/04\/toda-solidariedade-a-ze-maria-denunciar-o-sionismo-nao-e-crime\/<\/a>
SEMEAR \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/esquerdaonline.com.br\/2026\/04\/28\/nota-de-solidariedade-a-jose-maria-de-almeida-presidente-do-pstu\/<\/a>
REVOLU\u00c7\u00c3O SOCIALISTA (RS) \u2013 PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXt9jQNDgY-\/<\/a>
ALTERNATIVA COMUNISTA – PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXxSbB4h9iH\/<\/a>
CORRENTE SOCIALISTA DE TRABALHADORES E TRABALHADORAS (CST)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.cstuit.com\/home\/2026\/04\/28\/todo-apoio-ao-companheiro-ze-maria-nenhum-defensor-da-palestina-pode-ser-calado-ou-preso\/<\/a>
MOVIMENTO REVOLUCION\u00c1RIO DOS TRABALHADORES (MRT)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.esquerdadiario.com.br\/Toda-solidariedade-ao-Z\u00e9-Maria-do-PSTU-abaixo-a-repress\u00e3o-aos-que-lutam-pela-Palestina<\/a>
MOVIMENTO DE SOCIALISTAS INDEPENDENTES (MIS)
Link –
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXr_qGcj47e\/?igsh=MWgzNm9sd2xhc2IwbA%3D%3D<\/a><\/em>
CORRENTE SOCIALISMO OU BARB\u00c1RIE
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/esquerdaweb.com\/declaracao-da-corrente-socialismo-ou-barbarie-contra-a-criminalizacao-da-luta-em-defesa-da-palestina-e-em-solidariedade-a-ze-maria\/<\/a>
INTERNACIONAL COMUNISTA REVOLUCION\u00c1RIA \u2013 BRAZIL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/marxista.org\/toda-solidariedade-ao-companheiro-ze-maria-presidente-do-pstu\/<\/a>
VOZ OPER\u00c1RIA SOCIALISTA (VOS)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXvEJ3us84q\/<\/a>
ORGANIZA\u00c7\u00c3O COMUNISTA INTERNACIONALISTA (OCI)
Link –
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXwYmnCjosM\/?igsh=MXZ4a3NnbjlzNTU5cA%3D%3D<\/a><\/em>
ORGANIZA\u00c7\u00c3O SOCIALISTA LIBERT\u00c1RIA (OSL)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX-T96rjdjb\/<\/a>
GRUPO OPER\u00c1RIO INTERNACIONALISTA (GOI)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/goipalavraoperaria.blog\/2026\/05\/03\/solidariedade-internacional-a-jose-maria-do-pstu\/<\/a>
ECOSSOCIALISTAS DO PSOL
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXt_-_JHN-n\/?igsh=dGwzNHZreXpwN3dy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSOLIDARITY MOTIONS \u2013 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXspb-JE-fa\/?igsh=YjZ2MWJsdTRyc200<\/a>
LIGA INTERNACIONAL SOCIALISTA (LIS)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXuWYUWjpmI\/<\/a>
EM LUTA (PORTUGAL)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXu7VSHCLpr\/<\/a>
PARTITO DI ALTERNATIVA COMUNISTA (PDAc) \u2013 ITALY
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.partitodialternativacomunista.org\/politica\/internazionale\/brasile-il-compagno-ze-maria-condannato-a-due-anni-di-carcere-per-un-comizio-contro-israele<\/a>
CORRIENTE OBRERA REVOLUCIONARIA INTERNACIONAL (CORI)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXw1jf3D_92\/?igsh=OTJlcnRzYnB6cm5k<\/a>
CORRIENTE ROJA \u2013 SPANISH STATE
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DX3z4mnN3bs\/<\/a>
POL\u00cdTICA OBRERA \u2013 ARGENTINA
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/politicaobrera.com\/16196-rechazamos-la-condena-contra-ze-maria-dirigente-del-pstu-de-brasil-por-denunciar-el-genocidio-del-pueblo-palestino<\/a>
WORKERS VOICE \u2013 UNITED STATES
Link –
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXvF8W1DKWR\/?igsh=MWMzenRzcnZncWtqeA%3D%3D<\/a><\/em>
UNIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES (UIT)
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXt4CnbAJg2\/<\/a>
TERCEIRA DIVIS\u00c3O \u2013 ANGOLA
Link –\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXscFpojIlt\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"