Milei Begins 4-Stop Latin America Tour as 7 Right-Wing Election Wins Reshape Region
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 25
Milei Begins 4-Stop Latin America Tour as 7 Right-Wing Election Wins Reshape Region
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 25
Summary
Brazil opens Javier Milei’s regional tour on Saturday, with the Argentine president attending Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign launch against Lula ahead of October’s election.
Four stops — Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador — will put Milei alongside right-wing leaders as analysts say he is trying to turn a wave of allied victories into regional leadership despite weak interest in formal diplomacy.
Seven presidential elections in Latin America have been won by right-wing or far-right candidates since Trump returned to office in January 2025, tightening Milei’s alignment with a bloc that often treats him as a proxy for Washington.
Trump’s influence still frames the contest: Milei has cultivated unusually close ties with the US president, while rivals are judged on cooperation over migration, drug trafficking, military ties and containing China.
Argentina’s domestic strains shadow the trip, with Milei facing falling purchasing power, higher unemployment and corruption scandals as he looks toward re-election next year and a possible Bolsonaro comeback in Brazil.