Son of Brazil’s president-elect confirms embassy move to Jerusalem

The son of Brazil’s president-elect has confirmed to the US president’s son-in-law that his country’s embassy will move to Jerusalem.

“The question should not be whether we will do it, but when we will do it,” Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro told Jared Kushner during a meeting in Washington on Tuesday.

Jair Bolsonaro’s 34-year-old son was reelected in October to a second term and became the Brazilian federal lawmaker to garner the most votes in history with over 1.8 million votes.

“We don’t know the date for the relocation or when it will happen, but we have an intention to do so,” he told Brazilian media when leaving the meeting, wearing a hat bearing the message “Trump 2020.”

After being elected, Jair Bolsonaro announced that he intended to uphold his campaign promise and move the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem.

“Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that. Like all other countries, they have the right to choose their capital city,” he wrote.

Reunião hoje de manhã com Jared Kushner @jaredkushner que é um dos mais importantes conselheiros da Casa Branca e grande empresário – além de ser genro do Presidente Trump @realDonaldTrump . pic.twitter.com/EDPOAUZpCf

— Eduardo Bolsonaro???????? (@BolsonaroSP) November 27, 2018

— JTA