Brazil again accuses Milei of election interference after Lula remark
Itamaraty called Milei’s remarks an unacceptable attempt to interfere, saying Brazil’s electronic voting system has never recorded irregularities.
- On Tuesday, Brazil's foreign ministry Itamaraty accused Argentine President Javier Milei of attempting external interference in the election after he suggested President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva might "steal the election."
- Diplomatic relations between the two countries have remained downgraded since July, when Milei called Lula a "thief" and a "convict" during Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign launch.
- Prediction markets give Flávio Bolsonaro an 82% chance of winning the runoff, while Lula holds 20%. Itamaraty confirmed Brazil's electronic voting system is "proven secure" and has never recorded irregularities.
- Itamaraty formally rejected the remarks as a "new and unacceptable attempt at external interference in the Brazilian democratic process," emphasizing the decision on Brazil's future belongs exclusively to Brazilians.
- Brazilians will head to the polls this Sunday, October 25, in a runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. International observers previously confirmed voting security after the first round on October 4.
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Brazil Accuses Milei of Election Meddling for Calling Lula ‘Thief’ Ahead of Vote
Brazil’s government accused Javier Milei of attempting to interfere in its Sunday presidential runoff after the Argentine leader suggested Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may try to steal the election.
From the Brazilian institutional level it has been pointed out that the demonstrations of the Argentine head of state replicate falsehoods driven by sectors defeated in previous electoral contests.
The bilateral relationship was already stressed in July, when Milei branded leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as "thief" and "prisoner", during the launch of the presidential candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, who will contest the second round before Lula. This Tuesday, the Argentine ultraliberal president again charged Lula: "I hope his last dirty campaign trick does not include stealing the election... left-handed thief," wrote Milei in …
Brasilia denounces "unacceptable interference" four days before the second round, marginal lead for Flavio Bolsonaro
The Brazilian government denounces the “insults” of the Argentine president, calling them an “unacceptable attempt at foreign interference” in the elections. The post Brazil: Accuses the Argentine president of “attempted interference” in the elections appeared first on in.gr.
The diplomatic clash was triggered by a message published by the Argentine President on his social networks, where he also called his pair “progre machirulo” and candidate for re-election Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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