Milei and Lula's frosty relationship was in full display at G7
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Mingling among global leaders including Pope Francis, their differences were on full display.
G7 FAMILY PHOTO (PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS). | SCREENSHOT
They couldn’t be farther apart in the family photo of Group of Seven leaders, nor in real life.
Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Argentina’s Javier Milei crossed paths for the first time on Friday at the G7 summit in Italy, part of a diverse cast of characters brought together by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
They have maintained a frosty relationship since Milei’s election last year, when Lula publicly supported his opponent and was called a “Communist” by the libertarian.
But unlike India’s Narendra Modi, who seized the opportunity to at least try to improve relations with the presidents of the United States and Canada, the leaders of South America’s two largest economies flew thousands of miles from their neighbouring nations to attend the same summit, and they still avoid each other.
Mingling among global leaders including Pope Francis, their differences were on full display.
Lula came to the meeting seeking to push the message that far-right leaders are harmful to democracy, a call that takes aim at many of Milei’s allies. And with his domestic agenda facing roadblocks in Congress, he remains focused on bolstering support for the key aims of Brazil’s rotating G20 Presidency, including global taxes on the super-rich, social programmes to combat hunger and more aggressive action on climate change.
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