{
  "id": 16621531,
  "title": "Milei is lone South American leader yet to recognise Lula’s win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/milei-is-lone-south-american-leader-yet-to-recognise-lulas-win",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Times",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-times",
    "url": "https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/milei-is-lone-south-american-leader-yet-to-recognise-lulas-win.phtml"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Javier Milei, President of Argentina, remains the sole South American leader to have not recognized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil's recent election. The Brazilian president's win was a historic comeback, defeating his predecessor's son Flávio Bolsonaro by more than four million votes, according to the source. Despite Lula's triumph, Milei's stance has been less than welcoming. On social media, Milei described Lula as a \"corrupt thief\" and accused him of running a \"dirty campaign.\" This was despite Milei campaigning for Bolsonaro in Brazil. His father, former Argentine president Jair Bolsonaro, echoed the same sentiments in 2022 when he lost to Lula. Milei hasn't commented on the results yet, according to a source familiar with the matter, and neither has Argentina's Foreign Ministry or Embassy in Brazil. In contrast, many right-wing leaders who recently took office have congratulated Lula. This includes Chile's José Antonio Kast, Peru's Keiko Fujimori, Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz, Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella, as well as leaders from Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Guyana. De la Espriella posted on X that although he and Lula have significant political and ideological differences, they agree on one key point: Brazil and Colombia need each other. Diplomatically, the relationship between Brazil and Argentina is at an all-time low. In July, Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina for consultations after Milei criticized Lula and a Supreme Court justice during a rally for Bolsonaro. During Argentina's 2023 election, Lula sent advisors to advise Milei's opponent, Sergio Massa, which appears to be a reason for Milei's criticism. However, Lula acknowledged Milei's victory on the night of Argentina's election. Even some Argentine economists have called on Milei to recognize Lula's win, urging him to do so before US President Donald Trump.",
  "summary": "President Javier Milei the only South American leader who, by Monday morning, has yet to recognise Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s election. Leer más",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "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."
}