Brazil Responds To Argentine President Milei’s Comments Targeting Lula
By Marcelo Brandao
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned its ambassador to Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, for consultations after Argentine President Javier Milei made remarks targeting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
On Saturday (Jul. 25), Milei attended the Liberal Party (PL) convention in São Paulo, where Flávio Bolsonaro was officially nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.
Milei’s speech included repeated attacks on his Brazilian counterpart, whom he criticized on more than one occasion. At one point, he referred to the Brazilian president as a “convict.”
Milei also targeted Alexandre de Moraes, a justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court, whom he called “bald trash” for not authorizing a visit to Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest.
In diplomacy, recalling an ambassador for consultations is a sign of discontent, marking a moment of tension and seriousness between two countries.
Civility
Supreme Court President Edson Fachin issued an official statement on Saturday (25) describing Argentine President Javier Milei’s remarks about Justice Alexandre de Moraes as a “disrespectful reference.”
“While reaffirming the full autonomy of the Brazilian Judiciary, the Supreme Court presidency deplores statements incompatible with the civility that should characterize relations between states,” Fachin said in the statement.
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