The president of Argentina, (La Libertad Avanza, right), canceled his presence at the Mercosur leaders’ summit this Tuesday (June 30, 2026). He was the the only head of state absent from the meeting in Asunción, Paraguay.
On Monday (June 29), Milei with the senator and PL pre-candidate for Planalto, . He posed for photos with the Brazilian and said he was rooting for him in the October elections.
Later the same day, the Argentine participated in a Latin American conference of in Buenos Aires, alongside Flávio. During a speech to the Jewish community, Milei said that expects the president (PT) to lose the re-election race not Brazil.
“Today we are also seeing a new awakening across the region, where the left continues to retreat. First they lost in Chile, last week they lost in Colombia, we also know that they lost in Peru, and I hope that in October they will lose in Brazil”declared Milei.
During the meeting, Flávio, in turn, chamou Lula of “anti-Semitic” and promised to bring Brazil and Israel closer together if elected. When dealing with Brazilian foreign policy, he stated that the in practice, diplomatic relations with the country and criticized the president’s statements about the war in the Gaza Strip. “Lula is anti-Semitic, I say it with conviction”he stated.
FLAVIO AND MILEI
The Argentine president has maintained a close relationship with the Bolsonaro family since he was elected. In her inauguration speech, on December 10, 2023, Milei the former president (PL) at Casa Rosada with honors as head of state.
In 2024, the Argentine stopped attending a Mercosur summit in Paraguay to alongside Jair Bolsonaro, from Cpac (Annual Conservative Political Action Conference), in Balneário Camboriú (SC).
