The behavior of the ultraliberal government delegation during the 45th Meeting of High Authorities on Mercosur Human Rights, held in October, generated complaints from Lula’s Ministry of Human Rights (PT).
In a report on the activities carried out in the second half of 2025, the department led by Macaé Evaristo (PT) highlighted that it was against recording meetings.
Argentines also opposed the presence of civil society at a meeting of the Permanent Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which, from the Brazilian perspective, “generated a negative impact on participation”.
“It is noteworthy that the other delegations from the countries present at the meeting did not question the participation of civil society and did not express agreement with the Argentine delegation’s request, including Brazil”, says the December 23 report from the Ministry of Human Rights.
“However, to enable the approval of the agenda and continuity of the commission’s work, since consensus is necessary, the participation of civil society was discussed and approved only at the point set out in the agenda, at the end of the meeting.”
The Brazilian government, which presided over the summit in the second half of the year, also complained about Argentina’s presidency in the first half of the year.
The ministry pointed out that the High Authorities Meeting did not formally take place in the first semester and that, in May, the other meetings “were called untimely, with structural changes in work methodologies” and in the conduct of permanent committees and groups, with a unilateral agenda and without civil society.
This is not the first friction between the Lula and Milei governments within Mercosur on the issue of human rights. In recent years, Argentina
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