Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao denied that his government is currently planning to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Mourao is serving as acting president because Jair Bolsonaro is recovering from a surgery he had undergone on Monday.
Mourao made his remarks during a meeting with Ibrahim Al-Zabin, Ambassador of Palestine in Brazil and dean of the Arab diplomatic corps.
During his presidential campaign, Bolsonaro had spoken of his intention to move Brazil’s embassy to Jerusalem to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump who had transferred the US embassy there in May 2018.
Bolsonaro’s move had sparked objection among his allies, who urged him against it.
However in January, he confirmed that the decision has been taken and all that remains is to determine the date of implementation.
