BRAZIL-PALESTINE INSTITUTE
Ibraspal mourns the death of its vice-president, Natália Pimenta
"Natália understood that the pain of the Palestinian people is the same as the pain of the Brazilian people and of all the peoples she came into contact with throughout her political career"
In an official statement released on November 22, 2025, the Brazil-Palestine Institute (Ibraspal) deeply regretted the death of Natália Braga Costa Pimenta, vice-president of the organization. The activist, who had been fighting a rare cancer for three years, died on the same day, leaving behind a legacy of dedication to the Palestinian cause and the fight against the oppression of peoples.
In its tribute, Ibraspal expressed its sorrow at Natália’s death, highlighting her career of activism since her youth. According to the note, Natália’s connection with the Palestinian cause was more than intellectual: “she gave herself body and soul to the defense of Palestine,” say the institute’s leaders. For Ibraspal, the pain of the Palestinian people was felt viscerally by Natália, who understood suffering as something common to all oppressed peoples.
“Natália understood that the pain of the Palestinian people is the same as the pain of the Brazilian people and all the peoples she came into contact with throughout her political career.”
Natália’s activism began as a teenager, at the age of 12, when she began to engage in the defense of the rights of oppressed peoples. Her career coincided with one of the most dramatic moments in the Palestinian struggle, the Second Intifada in 2000. For Ibraspal, Natália’s connection with Palestine was “inevitable”. During the Intifada, the Palestinians’ struggle for liberation, which was already a global cause, took on new contours, especially with the explosion of young leaders, like Natalia, who became symbols of resistance.
“As soon as the new stage of the genocidal war in Gaza began, Natalia took a clear stand in defense of the Palestinians and their resistance, which made her the target of lawsuits and persecution,” said the institute, also highlighting the episode in which Natalia was suspended from the X platform after commemorating the one-year anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Because of her dedication to the cause, Natália naturally rose to the head of IBRASPAL. “We were honored to have her as vice-president of our institute,” said the organization’s members, who stressed the importance of her work in strengthening the struggle in defense of Palestine in Brazil.
Ibraspal also expressed its solidarity with Natália’s family, as well as with the Workers’ Cause Party (PCO), of which she was an important leader. The institute announced that it will join the wake and the act called by the party in honor of Natália.
