Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday recalled its ambassador to Argentina, Julio Bitelli, for consultations, following offensive remarks made by Argentine President Javier Milei during the launch of Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential candidacy in São Paulo.

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The Brazilian diplomat will arrive in the country between Sunday night and Monday morning.

The decision was adopted by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry a day after Milei made strong criticisms against the government and a Supreme Court justice of Brazil during the Liberal Party (PL) convention, where he accompanied the proclamation of his ally Flávio Bolsonaro as a candidate for the October elections.

During his speech, the Argentine president criticized Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and called Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the instructor of the process that culminated in the conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) to 27 years in prison for coup plotting, a “bald garbage.”

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Milei also questioned De Moraes’s decision to deny him authorization to visit the far-right leader, who is under house arrest in Brasilia.

Argentine President Milei affirmed that the Brazilian Justice prevented him from visiting Lula while he was imprisoned, which he considers a clear demonstration of the injustice of his detention and the vengeful nature of those responsible.

Furthermore, Milei accused the Brazilian president of being a “thief,” of promoting socialism in Latin America, and of leading Brazil towards a fiscal crisis.

The Argentine president’s statements provoked a reaction on Saturday from the president of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Luiz Edson Fachin, who deplored the insults directed at Judge De Moraes and reaffirmed the independence of the Brazilian Judiciary.

They were also rejected by the president of the ruling Workers’ Party (PT), Edinho Silva, who accused Milei of disrespecting Brazilian institutions and the country’s head of state.

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