Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, right, handles an oversized pair of scissors, accompanied by Argentina’s President Javier Milei during the Liberal Party convention where Bolsonaro was confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate, in Sao Paulo, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ettore Chiereguini)<\/small><\/p>\n
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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) \u2014 Brazil\u2019s<\/a><\/span> Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday that it recalled its ambassador to Argentina after President Javier Milei insulted Brazilian officials while in their country.<\/p>\n The decision comes a day after Milei was in Sao Paulo participating in an event where Brazilian Sen. Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro<\/a><\/span>, was confirmed as the presidential candidate of his father\u2019s party.<\/p>\n During his speech at Saturday\u2019s event, Milei accused Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva of being a \u201cthief\u201d and a \u201cdelinquent,\u201d among other things. Milei also accused Supreme Federal Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes of being \u201ctrash\u201d after he denied the Argentine president a visit to Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest serving a 27-year sentence over a coup attempt<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n The president of the Supreme Federal Court, Minister Edson Fachin, said Milei\u2019s comments were a \u201cdisrespectful reference to a magistrate of the highest court in the country, made on Brazilian soil.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Brazil\u2019s foreign affairs ministry said Ambassador Julio Bitelli was recalled for consultations following Milei\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n Lula has not publicly addressed Milei\u2019s remarks, but in an opinion piece published Sunday by The Washington Post in which he called U.S. tariffs against Brazil \u201ca strategic mistake,\u201d he asserted that \u201cBrazil\u2019s destiny is determined only by Brazilians without external interference, without subservience.\u201d<\/p>\n Those comments come a day after Brazil\u2019s Foreign Ministry denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials<\/a><\/span> who sought to travel to the South American nation next week. The ministry did not offer an explanation.<\/p>\n