Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Austria’s Kurz congratulate Netanyahu on election win

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro tweets congratulations Thursday to his Israeli ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his “great” election win.

“Bibi is a great leader and we will continue working together for the prosperity and for the peace of our people, based on our values and deep beliefs,” Bolsonaro posts on Twitter, using Netanyahu’s nickname.

Thank you my good friend, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro! https://t.co/rwTVga1udw

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 11, 2019

Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz also calls Netanyahu to offer his congratulations.

I just talked with Prime Minister @netanyahu. I congratulated him again on his great result in the elections on 9 April. We agreed to further strengthen the excellent bilateral relations between #Israel & #Austria.

— Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) April 11, 2019