Lula promises a great relationship with Argentina, even in soccer

Buenos Aires. After the signing of the strategic agreement between Brazil and Argentina, presidents Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and Alberto Fernández shared a press conference in which they highlighted the strengthening of the relationship between both nations.

The integration agreement between neighboring countries is particularly beneficial for Argentina and, as highlighted by the Argentine ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Scioli, in dialogue with El Cronista, “it is the broadest agenda of which we are aware.”

This will seek to extend integration in all fields: energy, finance, agribusiness, industry, mining, connectivity, tourism, knowledge economy, defense, human rights, environment, education, science and technology, and health.

The Argentine assured that the first shared challenge is to “consolidate democracy and the institutions” and fired at his political opponents: “We are not going to let any delusional attack on the institutions.”

With this, Fernández referred to the attack that a group of Bolsonaro fanatics carried out a few weeks ago on the headquarters of the three powers of Brazil in demand for the assumption of Lula: “We are not going to let any fascist take the attack on popular sovereignty”, he remarked in this regard.

Fernández pointed out against the former presidents of both nations: “Today, when Argentina and Brazil celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations, we are beginning another stage, the same problems and needs that we had at that time continue to be linked to us, through Brazil (Jair) Bolsonaro and (Mauricio) Macri passed through Argentina and the challenges we have are very similar.”

Lula took advantage of his return to the international political arena to apologize to the Argentine people for all the rudeness that he attributed to the “last president of Brazil” towards Argentina, without naming his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.

The Brazilian promised to have the best relationship between two Latin American countries, in reference to Argentina, at the end of his government. He even promised that not even in soccer will there be “reasons for division.”

trade currency

Of all the integration projects with which Brazil and Argentina intend to advance after the signing of the strategic agreement, the single or common currency between the two countries is the one that seems to arouse the most curiosity and debate.

Consulted in this regard, the interlocutors on both sides rush to de-escalate expectations. They speak of a long process that they do not risk, at least for the moment, by setting a date. But they don’t lack ambition either.

However, they clarify that the “common” and not “unique” currency, because the initial bet is not to replace the current currency of pesos and reais but to add a currency that facilitates commercial exchange and removes the dollar variable from the equation, requires a series of studies that are already being developed at the technical level.

Brazil returns to the world.