Brazil has downgraded diplomatic ties with Argentina to the chargé d'affaires level and requested the recall of Argentina's ambassador after President Javier Milei repeatedly insulted Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, calling him a thief. The move formalizes a sharp deterioration in relations between Latin America's two largest economies.
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, officially launched his presidential candidacy for Brazil's October election at a Liberal Party convention in São Paulo on Saturday. Despite facing political scandals and trailing in polls against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, he received international support from Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Trump administration announced new economic sanctions targeting Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife, and members of the Castro family, marking the latest escalation in US pressure on Cuba's leadership amid ongoing food shortages and blackouts on the island.
