President of Argentina Javier Milei over the weekend condemned Brazil’s radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for being a “thief,” “convict,” and “socialist trash” during a speech endorsing Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign in the country.
Milei also accused Lula of allegedly financing an “anti-Argentina” campaign during Argentina’s 2023 presidential election seeking to prevent electoral victory. Several Brazilian government officials condemned Milei’s remarks and the Foreign Ministry recalled Brazil’s ambassador to Buenos Aires in protest.
President Milei travelled to São Paulo this weekend to participate in the Liberal Party (PL) National Convention. Flávio Bolsonaro, the oldest son of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, was officially proclaimed as PL’s presidential...
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