Brazil refuses to confirm Israeli settler leader as ambassador In September, Brazil’s president expressed discomfort with Dani Dayan’s appointment, saying it would signal “support for the settlement enterprise.”
Brazil signals discomfort with appointment of ex-settler leader as envoy Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is concerned that accepting Dani Dayan as Israel’s ambassador will signal “support for the settlement enterprise.”
Former settler leader appointed Israel’s envoy to Brazil Dani Dayan, an Argentina native, guided the Yesha Council for six years, until 2013.