Key facts
- Argentina will not take diplomatic action in response to Brazil downgrading diplomatic ties.
- Brazil downgraded diplomatic ties with Argentina to the charge d'affaires level.
- The downgrade follows repeated insults by Argentine President Javier Milei towards Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Milei previously called Lula da Silva a "thief" and "delinquent," and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes "trash."
- Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina, Julio Bitelli, in July.
Argentina will not take diplomatic action in response to Brazil downgrading diplomatic ties, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said.
Brazil informed Argentina that relations will be handled at the charge d'affaires level, the Argentine government announced Tuesday. This move follows repeated insults by Argentine President Javier Milei towards Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.