Brazil’s Federal Senate has passed a law establishing an official Day of Friendship with Israel, signaling a growing pushback against President Lula da Silva’s increasingly hostile stance toward Jerusalem.

In a move led by opposition lawmakers, the Brazilian Senate voted last week to establish April 12 as “Brazil–Israel Friendship Day.”

The measure passed with support from right-leaning and centrist parties, which currently have a majority over Lula’s socialist Workers’ Party in the chamber.