Lula to steer clear of visiting Argentine leader

3 hours ago
By Leonardo Rocha,

Jaroslav Lukiv,
BBC News

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has cancelled a visit to the southern state of Santa Catarina because his Argentine counterpart is there this weekend. Javier Milei is expected to meet Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro at a gathering of conservative leaders.

Lula recently demanded an apology from Mr Milei, who had described him as corrupt, a communist and a dinosaur.
Mr Milei said he "had no regrets". The leaders of South America's two biggest economies have never talked face to face.

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Mr Milei, a right-wing economist and former television personality, is expected to attend a meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Santa Catarina. At the gathering, he plans to meet Mr Bolsonaro, whom Lula defeated in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election.

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