Pope Leo Tells Argentina's Trump Ally Milei that Leaders Must Know Limits of Power - BusinessWorld Online
The pope pressed Milei to ease regional tensions and called for coordinated action against corruption, organized crime and drug trafficking.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires and urged President Javier Milei to maintain Latin American unity, emphasizing dialogue to overcome serious tensions between regional economies.
- Tensions between Argentina and Brazil escalated after Milei refused to acknowledge President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election victory last month and backed right-wing rival Bolsonaro, prompting Brazil to recall its ambassador.
- Pope Leo XIV called for "coordinated action among states" against corruption, adding that "corruption erodes citizens' trust in their institutions." Milei's approval ratings have fallen to about 39 percent amid corruption allegations within his government.
- While Milei praised the speech as "a superlative lecture" with "very valuable" takeaways, he told television station LN+ he would rather keep his opinions to himself to avoid dragging the Holy Father into "the gutter of local politics."
- Leo will remain in Argentina until Wednesday before departing for Peru, retracing the origins of Pope Francis, who never returned to his native land as pontiff due to the country's deep political divide.
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The meeting was on the edge of the stage at the Libertad Palace; “he has been aware that we are not in a country where we are all brothers,” said the vice president.
In his first speech to Argentine authorities, Pope Leon XIV left a message with definitions on the social, economic and institutional situation of the
Argentina’s Milei embraces Pope Leo XIV, who pushes him on austerity
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (RNS) – In his speech, Leo emphasized a number of public policy priorities, including many that Milei has made cuts to, though Leo did not directly criticize the president.
Milei went from insulting Francis to calling him the most important Argentine; the president met with Pope Leon XIV at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires The entry Calling Francisco ‘representative of the Evil One’ to consider him ‘the most important Argentine’: Milei before León XIV was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.
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