How Bolsonaro brought Brazil closer to Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he was "delighted to be able to open a new era" between Israel and Brazil, just minutes before embarking on a five-day trip to the country.

The arrival of the Israeli leader comes four years after the relations between the two countries were shaken by the statements of Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor, in response to a diplomatic gesture by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli. In July 2014, the Brazilian government summoned the ambbadador to Tel Aviv for consultations after judging the escalation of violence "unacceptable" and "strongly condemned Israel's disproportionate use of force in the Gaza Strip." Gaza. "

In response, Palmor said that this measure "was a regrettable demonstration of how Brazil, economic and cultural giant, continues to be a diplomatic dwarf" (19659002).

Now, Netanyahu's inauguration at the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro has elevated the country of South America to the rank of "superpower", in the words of the Israeli prime minister himself, the government said. One of the 12 foreign heads of state and government to attend the ceremony

Bolsonaro has been gesturing to Israel since the election campaign, which challenges his evangelical constituency, identified in the country. Elected, he followed in the footsteps of Donald Trump and announced that he would transfer the Brazilian Embbady in the Tel Aviv country to Jerusalem, which Israel regards as its capital but whose eastern part is claimed by Palestinians as the seat of a future state.

The future Chancellor, Ernesto Araújo, and the president's son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, also said that Brazil should vote for Israel in international bodies.

On the agenda of the meeting, he stated that "Israel's relations with the largest country in Latin America, the fifth largest country in terms of population, a huge country with enormous potential for the state of Israel, both economically and in terms of security and politics. "

Netanyahu's Program in Brazil

Netanyahu embarked this Thursday night (local time) and will arrive in Rio de Janeiro this Friday (28). His first appointment will be at 13:45: meeting with half an hour with Jair Bolsonaro.

The future Minister of Foreign Affairs and future Defense Minister, Fernando Azevedo e Silva, will join the meeting with Bolsonaro at 2:15 pm At 5 pm, Netanyahu will be at Kehilat Ya'atkov synagogue, where He will participate in Shabbat prayers (the Jewish Sabbath, which begins Friday night). Saturday (29), there is no official agenda because of the religious festival.

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Netanyahu came to seriously consider the possibility of anticipating his return to Israel on Sunday in order to begin political negotiations for the formation of a new government coalition after his collapse in front of the government. The impbade of ultra-Orthodox parties. The crisis led to the anticipation of the elections initially scheduled for November 2019.

The confirmation of the date of the vote of April 9, however, rendered the modification of the agenda unnecessary.

On Sunday (30), Netanyahu will be appointed for the first time at 12:30, when he will meet members of the Jewish community in Rio. At 3.30 pm, it will be the turn of Christians "friends of Israel". And at 5 pm, the Israeli Prime Minister will receive Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

Monday (31), there is no official agenda. Also in Rio, Netanyahu and his wife should visit Christ the Redeemer at night and learn more about the city.

Netanyahu will visit Brasilia on Tuesday, Jan. 1, where he will meet the US Secretary of State. , Mike Pompeo, at 12:30 pm At 3 pm, he will take part in the inauguration of President Bolsonaro. At 6 pm, Netanyahu will attend the badtail party organized by the new Brazilian president and at 6.30 pm he will meet the Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera [ThePrimeMinisterofIsraelonMonday2January