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Brazil renews support for Argentina’s Falklands claim as government officials stay away

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Brazil’s chargé d’affaires in Argentina, Eduardo Uziel, reaffirmed Brazil’s support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands.
  • Few Argentine government representatives attended Brazil’s independence celebration, amid tensions between President Javier Milei and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
  • Argentine officials privately attributed the absence of senior Foreign Ministry representatives to the lack of a Brazilian ambassador in Buenos Aires and bilateral friction.

Brazil used its independence celebration at Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón to restate its support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, even as senior Argentine officials stayed away.

Eduardo Uziel, Brazil’s chargé d’affaires in Argentina, described the two countries as having a friendship of more than 200 years. He pointed to Brazil’s “invariable support, since 1833, for Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands” as evidence of that relationship.

We have a friendship of more than 200 years, stronger than any pettiness or temporary short-sightedness.

· Eduardo UzielBrazil’s chargé d’affaires described the bilateral relationship during Brazil’s independence celebration in Buenos Aires.

The event drew only a small number of current or former Argentine government figures. G20 sherpa Federico Pinedo, national deputy Sebastián Pareja and former Foreign Minister Diana Mondino were among those present. No senior Foreign Ministry official attended, a point that became a subject of discussion among diplomats from other countries.

People at Argentina’s Foreign Ministry privately said officials did not feel obliged to attend because Brazil has no ambassador in Argentina. Brazil recalled Ambassador Julio Bitelli to Brasília after a series of insults and affronts by Milei toward Lula. The Argentine president has also openly backed Lula’s rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on October 4.

invariable support, since 1833, for Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

· Eduardo UzielUziel cited Brazil’s longstanding backing for Argentina’s claim to the islands.

Uziel urged both sides to preserve the relationship despite their disputes. In a speech of less than four minutes, he called for the countries to “cultivate and strengthen the relationship, beyond circumstantial differences.” He also referred to Jorge Luis Borges and an “unusual era,” an indirect reference to the repeated clashes between the two presidents.

The celebration brought together figures from Argentina’s Peronist governments and opposition, including former foreign ministers Felipe Solá and Jorge Taiana, former vice foreign minister Eduardo Valdés and former ambassadors who served during Alberto Fernández’s presidency. The gathering took place before a concert marking Brazil’s 204th anniversary of independence.

cultivate and strengthen the relationship, beyond circumstantial differences

· Eduardo UzielUziel called for the two countries to maintain their ties despite tensions between their presidents.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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