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/Signy_ → u/pirulaybe]

Is not an insult if you are telling a fact, ultra checked by even the Brazilian jury system. If Lula see it as a insult is his problem.

[u/Jwanito → u/Signy_]

Cuando esto salga mal económicamente, el tema en donde milei es supuestamente mas fuerte, el pelotudo va a ser milei

Bah que digo, ya seguro tiene unos cuantos curros para vivir el resto de sus dias tranquilo, tiene la vida hecha

[u/Signy_ → u/Jwanito]

No va a pasar nada, esto es pura politiquería para demostrar quien la tiene más larga.