Brazil cuts diplomatic presence in Argentina after Milei insults Lula
Summary
Brazil has reduced its diplomatic presence in Argentina after Argentine President Javier Milei insulted Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva several times. Brazil recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires and will keep a lower-level diplomat there as long as Milei continues his attacks.Key Facts
- Argentina’s President Milei called Brazil’s President Lula “a thief” multiple times since late July 2026.
- Milei made offensive remarks about Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
- Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina, Julio Bitelli, after Milei’s comments.
- Since then, Brazil is represented in Argentina by a chargé d’affaires, a lower diplomatic rank.
- Bitelli will not return to Argentina if Milei continues hostile language toward Lula.
- Brazil and Argentina have had tense relations since Milei took office in December 2023.
- Milei is a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration opposes Lula.
- The U.S. recently revoked Brazil’s ambassador’s visa to Washington in a related diplomatic dispute.
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