Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrives in Israel for 4-day visit
http://www.israelhayom.com/2019/03/31/brazils-bolsonaro-warmly-received-by-netanyahu-in-israel/
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on his first state visit to Israel on Sunday.
Bolsonaro touched down Sunday and received red carpet treatment from Netanyahu, who is running for re-election in nine days. The Brazilian leader opened his speech after landing with the words “I love Israel” in Hebrew.
The Brazilian president is expected during his four-day trip to decide whether to follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead and move the Brazilian Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move he has repeatedly promised.
Netanyahu called Bolsonaro a “good friend” and said Israel and Brazil have entered “a new era” of relations.
The prime minister said he and Bolsonaro would sign “many agreements,” including security deals, and that the Brazilian leader would visit Judaism’s holy Western Wall, “in Jerusalem, our eternal capital.”
Israeli financial news website, Calcalist, reported on Sunday that Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras was considering bidding in a new tender to explore for oil and gas offshore Israel and a final decision would be announced during Bolsonaro’s visit.
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