After the victory of ultra-liberal candidate Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza) in the second round of the presidential elections in Argentina this Sunday (19), Brazilian politicians took to social media to comment on the result of the election in the neighboring country.
The polarization of the election between the ultraliberal and the Minister of Economy and Peronist candidate Sergio Massa reflected the tone of the comments.
Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and parliamentarians from his political camp congratulated the victory of the far-right candidate Milei, while deputies from the allied base of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) lamented the result.
Lula, in turn, wished, this Sunday (19), good luck to the new Argentine government without mentioning the name of the elected president.
Democracy is the voice of the people, and it must always be respected. My congratulations to Argentine institutions for conducting the electoral process and to the Argentine people who participated in the electoral day in an orderly and peaceful manner.
I wish the new government good luck and success. A…
— Lula (@LulaOficial) November 19, 2023
Federal deputy Guilherme Boulos (PSOL-SP) said that Milei’s victory “is the repetition of a tragedy”.
The election of Javier Milei is the repetition of a tragedy. It will be a very tough battle, but I have no doubt that our Argentine brothers will resist very firmly the scenes from a film that we already know here in Brazil. No matter where, no matter when, count on us in the fight…
— Guilherme Boulos (@GuilhermeBoulos) November 19, 2023
Gleisi Hoffmann, president of the PT and federal deputy for Paraná, stated that Milei represents a “new and very tough test” for Argentina’s democracy.
The result of the presidential elections in Argentina must be recognized by everyone, as candidate Sergio Massa, who had the support of the PT, promptly did. We trust that the Argentine people and their institutions will be able to overcome this new and very tough test for their democracy,…
— Gleisi Hoffmann (@gleisi) November 19, 2023
Federal deputy Duda Salabert (PDT-MG) criticized Milei’s economic agenda and stated that Victoria Villarruel, elected vice-president of Argentina, “spent part of her legal life defending military personnel convicted of crimes against humanity” committed during the military dictatorship in Brazil. country.
Who won was not just Milei with an ultra-liberal agenda. She also beat her vice-president, Victoria Villarruel – defender of the dictatorship, who spent part of her legal life defending military personnel convicted of crimes against humanity…
Today an Argentine tango hurts me more than a blues pic.twitter.com/kTfFTR8KCw
— Duda Salabert (@DudaSalabert) November 19, 2023
“Hope shines again”, says Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro congratulated Javier Milei on the election in Argentina and said that “hope shines again” in the country after the population chooses the new representative.
– Congratulations to the Argentine people for their victory with @JMilei . Hope shines again in South America.
– May these good winds reach the United States and Brazil so that honesty, progress and freedom return to all of us.
– Jair Bolsonaro.
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) November 19, 2023
For senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), the result of the election in Argentina represents a victory against the left and communism and “a decisive step towards freedom” in Latin America.
Congratulations, @JMilei . May God light your path to the presidency. Casa Rosada will bring gigantic challenges, but I’m sure you’ll do your best for Argentina. Little by little we are defeating the left and communism in Latin America.
Let Argentina be an example and… pic.twitter.com/kc2PbKzCja— Flavio Bolsonaro (@FlavioBolsonaro) November 19, 2023
Federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) congratulated Argentina on choosing Milei to lead the country until 2028 and asked that Brazil learn from its neighbors.
Learn, Brazil. Congratulations Argentina! And suck that sleeve, Janja.
— Nikolas Ferreira (@nikolas_dm) November 19, 2023
Damares Alves (Republicanos-DF), senator and former minister of Bolsonaro, celebrated Milei’s victory and wished “that the conservative wave advances across the entire continent”.
Long live democracy! Our hope is that the conservative wave advances across the entire continent! May God bless Argentina! pic.twitter.com/McCndoEQ3E
— Damares Alves (@DamaresAlves) November 19, 2023
See also: Sergio Massa calls Milei and admits defeat
Source: CNN Brasil

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