Brazil Downgrades Diplomatic Ties with Argentina After Milei Remarks
Brazil said its ties with Argentina will stay at the charge d'affaires level after Javier Milei repeatedly called President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a thief.
- On Tuesday, Brazil announced it will maintain relations with Argentina at the chargé d'affaires level, reducing its diplomatic presence after repeated insults from Argentine President Javier Milei toward Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- A spokesperson for Brazil's foreign office confirmed that Milei has called Lula a "thief" three times since Sunday, prompting Brazil's ambassador to Argentina, Julio Bitelli, to remain recalled in Buenos Aires.
- Milei, a close ally of President Donald Trump, referred to Lula as an "ex-convict" and "corrupt" in a recent interview, while also labeling Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes "trash" during a party convention.
- Lula was officially declared a candidate for reelection at his Workers' Party convention Sunday, where Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said the voting system "doesn't accept any votes from Argentines and Americans" in reference to foreign interference.
- This move marks the first time in recent history that such a diplomatic deterioration has occurred between the two neighbors; Argentina's ambassador in Brasilia, Daniel Raimondi, was informed of the decision while the Brazilian president remained silent.
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Argentina expresses regret over Brazil's decision to downgrade diplomatic ties
Brazil announced Tuesday the expulsion of the Argentine ambassador to Brasilia, Daniel Raimondi, and decided not to send the Brazilian ambassador to Buenos Aires as long as the insults of President Javier Milei to his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continue. Diplomatic relations between the two major countries of South America will continue from now on at the level of business managers, as long as Milei’s attacks do not cease, according t…
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as long as the insults of President Javier Milei to his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continue. Diplomatic relations between the two largest countries of South America will be maintained from now on at the level of business managers, as long as Milei's attacks do not cease, according to an EFE source from the Brazilian government that ... Continue reading "Trust grows: Brazil expels Ambassador of Argentina after Milei's insults to Lula" …
This unprecedented peak of tension between the two giant neighbours of South America comes against the background of repeated insults by Argentine ultraliberal President Javier Milei towards his left centre counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who had already received last week the reminder of the Brazilian ambassador in Brasilia for consultations. In a statement Tuesday evening, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that its amb…
In the wake of political tensions between Brazil and Argentina, the Brazilian government announced that it would not return its ambassador to the country.
Milei has repeatedly called President Lula a convicted criminal. Brazil responds with a tough diplomatic move.
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