Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 28, 2018. Fernando Frazao/Courtesy of Agencia Brasil/Handout via REUTERS
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday and while both pledged to deepen ties, there was no announcement as some anticipated of Brazil moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister to visit Brazil, flew in to Rio de Janeiro to meet with Bolsonaro, an ideological ally who takes office on Jan. 1 after his election victory in October. The two men had lunch in a fort on Copacabana beach before delivering statements.
