Brazil Opens Trade Office in Jerusalem After Pledge to Relocate Embassy by 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend with his wife Sara and Brazilian Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (R) the opening ceremony of the Brazilian Ministry Trade And Investment Promotion Agency in Jerusalem on Dec. 15, 2019. GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images

Brazil has officially opened a trade office in Jerusalem in a ceremony attended by President Jair Bolsonaro’s son and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec. 15.

It comes after Brazilian head of state Bolsonaro announced his country’s intention to move its embassy to the city in October 2018.