{"id":99307,"date":"2026-07-28T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=99307"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:52:01","slug":"mileis-attacks-strain-brazil-argentina-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/mileis-attacks-strain-brazil-argentina-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Milei\u2019s attacks strain Brazil-Argentina relations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brazilian government sees remarks as unprecedented in 203 years of diplomatic ties but is still assessing long-term impact<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva\u2019s government believes\u00a0the attacks made by Argentine President Javier Milei\u00a0<\/strong>on Saturday (25) have damaged relations between the two countries and marked an unprecedented episode in their 203 years of diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even so, the government is still assessing the possible long-term consequences. On Monday, President Lula mocked Milei by asking, \u201cWho is this guy?\u201d Finance Minister Dario Durigan, meanwhile, called the Argentine president a \u201cclown.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking at a Liberal Party convention in S\u00e3o Paulo on Saturday,<\/strong>\u00a0where Senator Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro\u00a0<\/strong>was launched as the party\u2019s presumptive presidential candidate, Milei called Lula a \u201cthief\u201d and a \u201cformer inmate.\u201d He also attacked Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, describing him as \u201cbald trash.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The remarks were prompted by a court decision barring Milei from visiting former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest in Bras\u00edlia after being convicted of attempting a coup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI wanted to visit my friend Jair Bolsonaro and they did not let me, but the former inmate came here to greet the inmate, right?\u201d Milei said in S\u00e3o Paulo, referring to Lula and former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner. \u201cNo one stopped him from doing anything. Yet I was not allowed to visit my friend, who is also being unjustly imprisoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The comments prompted an immediate reaction from the Brazilian government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the weekend,\u00a0Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira summoned Argentina\u2019s ambassador to Brazil<\/a>, Daniel Raimondi, to formally convey the government\u2019s repudiation of Milei\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Monday, Vieira met Brazil\u2019s ambassador to Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, for an initial assessment of relations between Brazil and Argentina. The meeting lasted about 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The two are expected to meet again after Vieira returns from Lima, where he will represent President Lula at the inauguration of\u00a0Peru\u2019s president-elect Keiko Fujimori\u00a0<\/strong>this Tuesday (28), sources said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even before the event in S\u00e3o Paulo, the Brazilian government had been monitoring the possibility of further attacks from Milei and preparing for different scenarios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Officials had expected that, if the Argentine president limited his criticism to Lula and voiced support for Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro, Brazil would avoid escalating its response. The government had even considered not responding at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Behind the scenes, officials argued that political differences are part of a democratic environment and do not necessarily affect relations between countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Since Milei took office in 2023, he and Lula have failed to establish a direct dialogue, but cooperation between the two nations has continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cautious approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The guidance within the Planalto Palace, the federal government\u2019s seat, had been\u00a0to exercise caution\u00a0<\/strong>in responding to Milei\u2019s provocations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lula\u2019s advisers believe the Argentine president has little influence over Brazil\u2019s electoral debate and view his appearances at political events in the country as an attempt to give the domestic race greater international prominence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That assessment would change, however, if Milei attacked Brazilian institutions, criticized the electoral system or made accusations against other branches of government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In that case, the administration intended to assess the reach of his comments before calibrating a stronger response. That is what ultimately happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sovereignty message<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After Milei\u2019s remarks, Minister Vieira met President Lula at the presidential residence on Sunday night to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The government is still avoiding predictions about the episode\u2019s broader impact on bilateral relations. Its position is that institutional responses should come only when Milei attacks Brazil\u2019s national sovereignty or democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From an electoral perspective, however, Milei\u2019s criticism may help reinforce the central theme of Lula\u2019s 2026 presidential campaign:\u00a0the defense of national sovereignty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Officials believe the current international environment, shaped by U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariff measures and Milei\u2019s latest attacks, strengthens that message.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lula\u2019s allies see an opportunity to contrast a government that portrays itself as defending national interests with opponents they say are aligned with foreign pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Despite the emphasis on caution, Lula and several members of his administration mounted a coordinated response to Milei on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWho is this guy?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Lula said when asked about the Argentine president before a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Durigan also argued that Brazil\u2019s economy is in a stronger position than Argentina\u2019s, citing sovereign risk, public debt and inflation,\u00a0before calling Milei a \u201cclown.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In an interview with R\u00e1dio Jornal de Pernambuco, the finance minister said Brazil should not be drawn into claims that its economy was heading toward an \u201capocalyptic\u201d scenario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe clown who is president of Argentina came to Brazil and talked about Brazil when Argentina\u2019s country risk is much higher, its public debt is much higher and its inflation is much higher,\u201d Durigan said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Later in the day, Milei responded with a series of social media posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cLula is a former inmate\u00a0<\/strong>and, when he came to Argentina, he visited his convicted ally. He is the founder of the S\u00e3o Paulo Forum [a group that brings together left-wing parties and movements from across Latin America] and keeps Bolsonaro ineligible,\u201d read one of the posts he shared, referring to Kirchner.<\/p>\n

*By\u00a0Sofia Aguiar,\u00a0Mariana Andrade\u00a0and\u00a0Giordanna Neves\u00a0\u2014 Bras\u00edlia<\/p>\n

Source: Valor International<\/p>\n

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