{
  "id": 155019,
  "title": "Brazil cuts diplomatic presence in Argentina after Milei insults Lula",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/brazil-cuts-diplomatic-presence-in-argentina-after-milei-insults-lula",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T01:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/brazil-argentina-diplomatic-presence-milei-lula-c58683d82b1249ededa2da3145681edd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brazil has cut its diplomatic presence in Argentina following Argentine President Javier Milei's repeated insults towards his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This move marks the first time in recent history that such a reduction has taken place between the two neighboring countries. The foreign office of Brazil has informed The Associated Press that Milei has called Lula a \"thief\" three times since Sunday, with similar derogatory remarks directed at Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes during a recent party convention. In response, Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, and will not replace him until Milei stops making aggressive comments towards Lula. Both presidents have a tense relationship, with Milei being a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is at odds with Lula. The U.S. State Department has also retaliated by revoking the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Brazil’s Lula battles Trump and Milei over perceived election meddling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/brazils-lula-battles-trump-and-milei-over-perceived-election-meddling",
        "published": "2026-08-05T06:07:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}