Brazil president-elect Bolsonaro says he plans to move embassy to Jerusalem
Brazil president-elect Bolsonaro says he plans to move embassy to Jerusalem
Brazil would become the third country to have an embassy in Jerusalem, after the US and Guatemala
Associated Press in São Paulo
Thu 1 Nov 2018 18.41 EDT
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has reiterated that he plans to move Brazils embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, joining the United States and Guatemala.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly welcomed the plan.
In a tweet Thursday, Bolsonaro said: As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that.
It was the first time since being elected Sunday that Bolsonaro referred to his plan to move the embassy.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/01/bolsonaro-brazil-embassy-jerusalem
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