Bill to Establish the Palestinian Embassy in Brasilia Passed
3/18/2009
On March 18, 2009, the Committee of Foreign Relations and National Defense
(CREDN) of the House, approved a bill authorizing the Federal Government to
donate land in Brasilia for the future premises of the Embassy of Palestine.
On March 30, 2009, CREDN ratified the bill (PL 4385/09) that authorizes the
Executive Power to donate the land to install the Special Delegation of
Palestine Embassy, in Brasilia.
According to Parliament (Nilson Mourão), this initiative is in line with
historical positions of the Brazilian diplomacy of friendship, cooperation, and
especially support of peace between Palestinians and Israelis. "The donated land
for the construction of the embassy is a symbolic gesture of respect that the
Brazilian Government has with the Palestinian people. Brazil is a nation that
defends solidarity internationally and for the formation of a sovereign
Palestinian state, geographically cohesive and economically viable", reported
the Leadership of PT in the House.
The matter will be passed to a vote in the Committee of Labor, Public
Administration and then for the Commission of Constitution and Justice and
Citizenship.
