Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce president Rubens Hannun said this Monday (1) that it's still early to assess the impact on Brazil's economic and trade relations of the Jair Bolsonaro administration's decision to open a trade representation office alongside Israel in Jerusalem. Nevertheless, Hannun remarked that the move points to an imbalance in Brazil's treatment of Israel and Palestine.

“As a country active in the global trade and one of the world’s ten greatest economies, Brazil has to open business offices where  businesses are, but this decision points to an imbalance on these relations,” he said. “To be balanced, the government could announce offices in the Arab countries too, including  Palestine,” he added.

And also in your ANBA Bulletin – which you are getting exceptionally on a Tuesday: today (2) will see the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in Curitiba, Paraná present a new digital recreation, or “facial approximation,” of the Tothmea mummy, which is part of its own collection. 

An earlier recreation was done six years ago, but technology made strides since then, so it was decided that a new version of the project was in order. “Sadly, this is now the only complete [Egyptian] mummy in Brazil, after the [Rio de Janeiro] National Museum fire [in September 2018],” said archaeologist Moacir Elias dos Santos, who's in charge of preserving the relic.

And Jordan is expecting a 10% hike in tourist numbers from Brazil this year. The target was made public by Jordan Tourism Board Marketing manager Majd Abu Arqub at an event last week at the Arab Chamber. In order to achieve that goal, the Arab country intends to foster religious tourism – Jordan is home to some of the Holy Land pilgrimage sites and landmarks – as well as encourage Brazilian travelers towards longer stays by spreading information on lesser-known attractions.