A Diplomatic Firestorm Over a Rhetorical Blunder? The exchange between Argentine President Javier Milei and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sparked a diplomatic firestorm.
Brazil recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Milei referred to Lula as a "thief" and a "convict" at a rally for right wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.
Milei's comments were seen by Brazilian diplomats as an insult not just to their president but also to the government, people, and democracy of Brazil.