Brazil

• Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  “Who is that guy?”: Lula's response to Milei's remarks in São Paulo

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed for the first time the remarks made against him by Argentine President Javier Milei, with a brief and ironic response that avoided escalating the controversy. Asked by reporters while preparing to receive South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, he replied: “Who is that guy?”

• Monday, July 27th 2026 - 09:14 UTC

  Mercosur's two largest partners in their worst diplomatic crisis as Brazil recalls its envoy

  

  Brazil on Sunday recalled its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, for consultations and summoned Argentina's ambassador in Brasília, Daniel Raimondi, to provide explanations at the Foreign Ministry, in the sharpest diplomatic response between the two countries in years. The measures, taken by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, follow the speech Argentine President Javier Milei delivered on Saturday in São Paulo at the convention that formalized Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy.

• Sunday, July 26th 2026 - 23:16 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner expands her international legal team to take the Vialidad case abroad

  

  Former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has added Brazilian jurist Rafael Valim to the team preparing a filing before international bodies to challenge her conviction in the Vialidad case, according to sources close to her cited by the Argentine press. Those sources did not specify when he will begin working or what the first procedural steps will be, and the information has not been officially confirmed by her defense.

• Sunday, July 26th 2026 - 22:24 UTC

  Milei backs Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy, drawing a rebuke from Brazil's governing party

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday endorsed the presidential candidacy of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro at the Liberal Party (PL) National Convention in São Paulo, in a speech with sharp criticism of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that drew rejection from Brazil's governing party and a response from the judiciary.

• Sunday, July 26th 2026 - 22:20 UTC

  “Brazil bows to no one”: the official reaction to Milei's speech in São Paulo

  

  Brazil's government and the leadership of its judiciary responded on Saturday to the speech by Argentine President Javier Milei at the convention that formalized Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy, in which he sharply criticized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and disparaged a Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice.

• Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 12:39 UTC

  Brazilian industry estimates nearly half its US exports will face additional tariffs

  

  Some 48.7% of Brazilian exports bound for the United States will be subject to some form of additional tariff following the entry into force of the new forced-labor levy, according to a study by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the country's main industrial employers' body.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 00:37 UTC

  The NFL Returns to Brazil for a Third Straight Year, and This Time It's Bringing the Cowboys

  

  The Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys will meet at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on September 27, part of a record nine-game NFL International Series slate in 2026.

• Sunday, July 19th 2026 - 17:43 UTC

  Lula asks Trump to explain 25% tariffs on Brazil, speaks of a “war of truth”

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva publicly called on his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to explain the reasons behind the 25% tariffs he imposed on most Brazilian products, a measure Brasília attributes to political rather than commercial motives. The levies, announced on July 15 by the Office of the US Trade Representative, will take effect on July 22.

• Monday, July 13th 2026 - 08:06 UTC

  Lula aide insults Milei over plan to campaign for Bolsonaro's son in Brazil

  

  A senior Brazilian government official called Argentine President Javier Milei an “imbecile” after he announced he will travel to Brazil on July 25 to take part in the launch of the presidential candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, the main opposition figure to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

• Friday, July 10th 2026 - 18:27 UTC

  Milei plans regional tour seeking investment, with a Bolsonaro visit that irks Lula

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei announced a busy international schedule for the coming weeks, with trips to Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, which he presented as part of an outward-looking strategy aimed at attracting trade and investment. The itinerary includes a gesture toward the Brazilian opposition that is likely to cause discomfort for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.