Israel’s embassy in Brazil mocked after lobster ‘censored’ in non-kosher lunch photo of President Jair Bolsonaro
- Embassy tweeted poorly-Photoshopped picture of ambassador Yossi Shelley and Bolsonaro apparently enjoying a lobster lunch before the Copa America final
A bungled attempt to alter a photo of Israel’s ambassador to Brazil apparently enjoying a lobster lunch with President Jair Bolsonaro has been ridiculed on social media, where users accused the embassy of censoring the non-kosher shellfish.
The photo of Yossi Shelley and Bolsonaro was taken Sunday ahead of the Copa America soccer final between Brazil and Peru.
Posted on the embassy’s official Twitter account, @IsraelinBrazil, it shows the contents of their plates inexpertly scribbled out in black.
The ends of what appear to be lobster shells are still visible in the photo.
“The lobster was censored!” decried Twitter user Lorde Ingles of the photo that was liked by thousands on the social media website and drew hundreds of comments.
Vudu Reverso posted a photo of the men with the offending meal cropped out and the message: “Guys, did any of us stop to think that it was enough to crop the photo?”