Eduardo Bolsonaro confirms change of Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem

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Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL / SP) is visiting the United States, where he met with US officials. On Tuesday in Washington, he confirmed that the Brazilian embassy in Israel will be transferred from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In the morning, the son of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro had a meeting with Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and a White House counselor, where they addressed the issue.

The most voted federal deputy of Brazil minimizes the possible retaliation of the Arab countries when the transfer of the Brazilian embassy takes place. "Look, everyone knows Jair Bolsonaro, he said that a lot in the campaign. If that can interfere with anything in the trade, we have to have some way of trying to remedy it if such retaliation occurs. And I believe that politics in the Middle East has already changed a lot as well. Most of them are Sunni. And they see Iran in great danger. Perhaps by supporting policies to stop Iran, which wants to dominate that region, we do not get support from these Arab countries, "he said, showing he was well aware of the political situation in the Middle East.

Eduardo also clarified that there were no problems with Egypt in this regard. The Brazilian press reported that a trip by the Brazilian foreign minister was canceled in retaliation for Bolsonaro's statements about the transfer of the embassy to Jerusalem. There was a group of entrepreneurs in the country, who held a business event that was already planned months ago.

"Who did not go to Egypt was only Chancellor Aloysio Nunes. The entire business body that was scheduled to go to Egypt was even at the request of the Egyptian authorities. So I do not see any crisis. So much that they did not cancel the event, they only postponed the chancellor's (Brazilian) trip for next year, which is even natural, since Aloysio Nunes is leaving. So Ambassador Ernesto Araújo, who will be the next foreign minister, will probably go to Egypt and will certainly do good business there, "said the pesselist.

In addition to talking to Jared Kushner about Israel, the humanitarian situation in Venezuela was addressed. There is a consensus that greater integration is needed in Brazil and the US. "The issue of hunger, lack of medicine, a government that sometimes does not accept humanitarian aid, and that is what we have to change. You have to think of your neighbor as you would with us. Maybe tomorrow, Brazil, in a few decades, will be in a bad situation and our neighbors turning their backs on us? "Asked Eduardo.

Translation by Josimar Salum