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        "id": 1896871,
        "msgid": "argentine-president-calls-brazilian-president-thief-and-corrupt-in-escalating-feud-1785740063",
        "date": "2026-08-03 13:20:41",
        "title": "Argentine President Calls Brazilian President 'Thief and Corrupt' in Escalating Feud",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Argentine President Javier Milei has launched a scathing verbal attack on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, branding him a 'thief' and 'corrupt' in a television interview. The remarks follow a diplomatic spat triggered by Milei's speech in Brazil supporting a political rival, which prompted Brasilia to recall its ambassador from Buenos Aires. The Argentine government has since attempted to de-escalate tensions with its largest trading partner, describing the conflict as a matter of 'ideological and political differences'.",
        "content": "<p>Argentine President Javier Milei has openly launched harsh criticism\nagainst Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, calling him a\n\u2018thief\u2019 and \u2018corrupt\u2019. The criticism follows a feud from last week, when\nMilei sparked a diplomatic dispute by calling Lula da Silva a criminal.\n\u2018He is a thief, he is corrupt, he was convicted of theft and corruption,\nhe was imprisoned, so it is correct to call him a convict,\u2019 Milei said\nof Lula da Silva in an interview with television channel LN+ on Sunday\n(2\/8), as reported by AFP on Monday (3\/8\/2026). Milei made similar\ncriticisms during a speech in Brazil last weekend, in support of Flavio\nBolsonaro, Lula da Silva\u2019s political rival in Brazil\u2019s presidential\nelection next October. As a result of the criticism, Brazilian\nauthorities recalled their Ambassador to Argentina for consultations\nregarding Milei\u2019s speech. Authorities in Buenos Aires subsequently\nattempted to ease tensions with Brasilia, its largest trading partner.\nArgentine presidential spokesman Adrian Ravier stated that the matter\nwas one of \u2018ideological and political differences\u2019. When asked on Sunday\n(2\/8) why he was being so aggressive towards Lula da Silva, Milei\nreplied: \u2018Don\u2019t you think that stealing from someone is aggressive?\nCalling someone a \u2019thief\u2019 is far less impactful than the act of theft\nitself.\u2019 \u2018They released him (Lula da Silva) due to an administrative\nerror, not because he was innocent. Therefore, he is a thief and a\ncorrupt official,\u2019 the Argentine President asserted. \u2018I am doing this\nbecause I am a fighter for the values of freedom,\u2019 he added. Lula da\nSilva, who previously served as President of Brazil for two terms from\n2003 to 2010, spent 580 days in prison from April 2018 after being found\nguilty in several corruption cases. He was released after his conviction\nwas annulled on procedural grounds, as the judge who presided over the\ntrial was later deemed not impartial.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/argentine-president-calls-brazilian-president-thief-and-corrupt-in-escalating-feud-1785740063",
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