From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Brazil opens trade office in Jerusalem
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, known as Apex-Brasil, which operates under the auspices of the country’s foreign ministry, officially opens a trade office in Jerusalem’s Har Hotzvim tech park.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, is in attendance at the opening.
He tells the crowd his father will eventually relocate the country’s embassy to the capital, describing it as a “normal” step.
The trade office does not hold diplomatic status, an official told The Times of Israel earlier this month.
Opening the trade office in Jerusalem, Brazilian Congressman @BolsonaroSP says his father President @jairbolsonaro will indeed move the country's embassy to Jerusalem. "We’re not going to do something extraordinary. We’re doing something normal," he said.
— Raphael Ahren (@RaphaelAhren) December 15, 2019
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