00:00Brazil's government announced on Wednesday the expulsion of the Argentine ambassador in Brasilia, Daniel Raimondi,
00:06and the decision not to send Brazilian ambassador Julio Vitelli back to Buenos Aires.
00:12For the first time in history, the Brazilian government withdraw its ambassador from Argentina
00:17and downgrades diplomatic relations to the level of charge de affairs.
00:21This measure was officialized through a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
00:25and delivered the ambassador Raimondi.
00:28The decision is allegedly a direct response to insults by Argentine president Javier Millet against Lula
00:35and other Brazilian authorities during a campaign-launched event for right-wing politician Flavio Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo.
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