Lula Gives Milei the Cold Shoulder on Bet He’ll Need Brazil
- After wishing luck to Argentina, Lula will now wait and see
- He’ll put relations on hold until Milei reaches out to Brazil
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has decided to put relations between Brazil and Argentina on hold until he has clarity about the incoming administration’s plan to deal with its largest trading partner in South America, according to Brazilian government officials familiar with the strategy.
Lula, who’s been a close ally of Peronist governments in Argentina, on Sunday wished “good luck and success” to the government of Javier Milei — without mentioning the president-elect by name. In a post on social media, he said Brazil will “always be ready to work together with our Argentine brothers.”