Brazil Summons Argentine Ambassador After Milei Attacks Lula and 1 Supreme Court Justice
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 27
Brazil Summons Argentine Ambassador After Milei Attacks Lula and 1 Supreme Court Justice
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 27
Summary
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina’s ambassador on Sunday and recalled its own envoy in Buenos Aires for consultations after Javier Milei’s remarks at a Saturday rally.
Mauro Vieira said Brazil wanted to convey its “revulsion” over Milei’s attacks on President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.
The dispute erupted at the kickoff event for Brazil’s leading right-wing presidential candidate, pulling a neighboring head of state directly into Brazil’s domestic political fight.
The twin diplomatic moves mark an immediate escalation in tensions between South America’s two largest economies.