'Milei Is Gleefully Playing the Role of Spoiler at Lula’s G-20'

 

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Even before he landed in Rio de Janeiro for Brazil’s Group of 20 summit, Argentina’s Javier Milei had already started raining on President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s big party.

Argentine diplomats have thrown a wrench into last-minute talks meant to reach consensus on the communique world leaders are set to sign Tuesday, according to multiple government officials from various G-20 nations. They even began backing off support for ideas they had previously signed off on in previous meetings, including a tax on billionaires, the people said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-17/milei-is-gleefully-playing-the-role-of-spoiler-at-lula-s-g-20