Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro meet at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, March 31, 2019. Heidi Levine/Pool via REUTERS
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Brazil opened a new trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, edging back from earlier signals it would follow the United States with a full embassy move to the contested city.
The announcement came during a visit by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an outspoken admirer of President Donald Trump, who broke global consensus by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital in late 2017 and moving the U.S. embassy there last May.
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