Colombia stopped energy exports to Israel - so why did South Africa and Brazil not do so?

Colombia stopped energy exports to Israel - so why did South Africa and Brazil not do so? Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 08:40 Members of the Hague Group condemn the genocide in Gaza but continue supplies of crude oil and coal Colombian President Gustavo Petro waves a national flag as he delivers a speech during a May Day (Labor Day) rally in Bogota on May 1, 2024 (AFP) Off In July 2025, Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered his navy to block all coal supplies to Israel in response to the genocide in Gaza. Only hours earlier, coal-laden vessel, the Maltese-flagged Fortune headed out from Puerto Drummond , taking supplies, mined by US company Drummond, to the Israeli port of Hadera, despite a decree Petro had issued in 2024, banning all exports.