Brazil protest against Peres calls 'Shimon Hitler'

Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists on Thursday protested outside an event in which Zionist President Shimon Peres was taking place during his visit to Brazil. The protesters carried flags of the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon and signs condemning Zionist regime.

The signs included some showing Peres beside the Israeli flag with a swastika drawn on it and the president drawn with a mustache similar to that of Adolf Hitler and the text "Shimon Hitler". Other signs showed charred children's bodies.

One of the protesters told Ynet, "We are here to protest against the Brazilian government's hosting of the president of the state that occupies and murders children.

"We will come to every event where there is an Israeli representative and we will tell everyone that Zionist regime is a state that ruthlessly kills innocent children. This is only the beginning."

On Wednesday it was reported that Peres' security would be reinforced during his visit to Argentina amid concerns of protests. It now seems that fears of anti-Israel protests during the president's visit to South America are being realized sooner than expected.