Brazil recalls ambassador to Argentina after Milei remarks

Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Argentina for consultations following inflammatory remarks made by Argentine President Javier Milei during a political event in São Paulo. The diplomatic rebuke, announced by Brazil's Foreign Ministry on Sunday, July 26, 2026, came a day after Milei delivered a speech sharply criticizing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

Milei traveled to Brazil on Friday to attend the national convention of the Liberal Party (PL), which formally endorsed Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as its presidential candidate for the October election. During his speech on Saturday, Milei denounced what he called the "tragedy of socialism," singled out Lula for intense criticism, and praised Flávio Bolsonaro as the only candidate capable of stopping Lula. He referred to Lula as "the prisoner" and "the thief," and described Justice de Moraes as "trash." The Argentine leader also expressed frustration that he was denied permission to visit Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a prison sentence for his role in a 2022 coup attempt.

The Brazilian government viewed the comments as a direct...