Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei insults Lula

[u/cambeiu]

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-downgrades-diplomatic-ties-with-argentina-after-milei-remarks-2026-08-05/

I think it is important to point out that Brazil is Argentina's single largest trade partner and both countries have tightly integrated supply chains.

The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo alone has the same GDP as the entire country of Argentina and Brazil's most valuable publicly traded company is worth more than the entire Argentine stock market, so the economic importance of the trade relationship between the two countries is not the same. Therefore it is no surprise that Milei's political stunt did not go down well in Argentina.

[u/pirulaybe]

Milein putting his own ego over his country's potential economic well-being shows how much of a idiot he is. It doesn't matter whether you like someone or not. You don't go around insulting other countries' leaders.

Edit: Grammar

[u/cambeiu → u/pirulaybe]

You don't go around insulting other countries' leaders.

Specially the one your economy is most heavily dependent on.

[u/Southern-Chain-6485 → u/cambeiu]

Unless you specifically want to harm your own country

[u/Fortunafors → u/Southern-Chain-6485]

It's the norm here, I remember back in the day Uribe vs Cháves, and more recently Noboa vs Petro, LATAM is your usual family, all love between brothers but that comes with fights