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Javier Milei

  1. Follow-up: Brazil votes in presidential runoff; Reuters says two US State Department officials pushed behind the scenes for a Bolsonaro family return

    Brazil holds its presidential runoff on Sunday, Oct 25, between incumbent President Lula and senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with pre-election polls showing them close. Reuters, citing 10 current and former US officials, reported that a Western Hemisphere affairs senior adviser and a deputy assistant secretary at the State Department worked behind the scenes to help the Bolsonaro family regain power and sought sanctions that could influence the race. Folha de S.Paulo reported that Meta employees acknowledged in internal messages that Lula's Instagram account was affected by restrictions and that the platform recommended Flávio's page and WhatsApp channel; Meta said the technical issues had long been public and that any claim Meta favoured one side was false. Figures in the Brazilian presidency worry that if Lula wins, Milei's government in Argentina might not recognise the result.

    Oct 25, 2026 Afternoon
  2. Follow-up: After US concern, Milei government softens Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty bill; UK PM Burnham discusses islands with Chile's president

    When the US deputy secretary of state visited Buenos Aires, Washington confirmed concern about clauses in Milei's 'Malvinas law' draft that would sanction oil companies operating in the Falklands/Malvinas, and did not hide its worry. La Nación reported that the Milei government then diluted the bill and made further changes. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with Chile's president on Saturday, Oct 24, about deeper defence, security, science and trade cooperation; a Downing Street statement said Burnham asked Chile to support ensuring Falkland Islanders keep the ability to exercise self-determination.

    Oct 25, 2026 Afternoon
  3. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham raises Falklands 'Sea Lion' oil project with Trump; US Deputy Secretary of State Landau says Washington eyes Argentine sanctions bill

    The British government said Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with Trump on Friday, Oct 23, about the Sea Lion joint UK-Israeli oil exploration project near the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands and raised the economic impact on Britain and the US of Argentina's 'coercive measures'; Argentina last week asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to block the project. At a joint press conference in Buenos Aires on Oct 22 with Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Washington was looking 'with interest' at an Argentine bill toughening sanctions on companies involved in oil projects in Falklands waters, to protect US business interests, while playing down concerns; he met President Milei on Oct 23. Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war over the islands in 1982, and islanders voted overwhelmingly in a 2013 referendum to remain British.

    Oct 24, 2026 Morning
  4. Follow-up: Brazil Foreign Ministry accuses Milei of election interference after he suggests Lula may 'steal' the vote

    Buenos Aires Times reported that Argentine President Javier Milei wrote on X on Oct 20 that he hoped Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 'latest dirty campaign tricks' did not include 'stealing the election', calling him a 'leftist thief'. Brazil's Foreign Ministry that day rejected Milei's 'insults' as 'another unacceptable attempt at external interference in Brazil's democratic process'. Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in the Oct 25 presidential runoff; Milei called Lula a 'thief' and 'criminal' when attending Flávio's campaign launch in July, and Brazil had already downgraded bilateral diplomatic relations.

    Oct 21, 2026 Afternoon
  5. Argentina's Milei makes third Spain visit of 2026 as Spanish election campaign heats up

    Argentine President Javier Milei leaves for Spain on Oct 19, his third visit this year, La Nación reports. Spain holds a general election on Nov 29 that will decide whether Pedro Sánchez stays in power. Milei's only official engagement is a speech at the Nueva Economía forum on Oct 21, but he may meet Vox leader Santiago Abascal, Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and economist Jesús Huerta de Soto.

    Oct 19, 2026 Morning