22:15 GMT, November 1, 2023
After Mauricio Macri publicly supported Javier Milei in the runoff, 30 lawmakers from his party joined the movement, raising questions about the future of the opposition coalition in Congress. In a different order, it has been a year since Lula Da Silva won the Brazilian elections.
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On October 30, 2022, Lula Da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election with 50.9% of the vote after being wrongfully imprisoned. His arrival at the Planalto Palace was fraught with internal and external challenges.
“Before Lula took office, he should have fended off an irregular trial,” Brazil-based Argentine journalist Darío Pignotti told Cara o Ceca.
“It’s 10 months of government, but it seems to be more than a political year. At this point, democracy needed to be restored. At the international level, he put Brazil at the forefront and tried to mediate in favor of peace,” he added.
In addition, he explained the Brazilian government’s interest in enforcing Peronism in Argentina, with whom he worked with political campaign consultants; in contrast to Bolsonaro, who spoke in favor of Javier Milei and whose son accompanied him on election day.
“The support for [Sergio] Massa supports Argentine institutions and democracy in the region. If Milei wins, democratic collapse could pose a threat to Brazil. The relationship between the two is very close and when Argentina weakens, Brazil weakens too,” he explained.
Macri plays with Milei
Mauricio Macri’s decision to break neutrality and support Javier Milei in the second round of voting on November 19 caused great excitement in the opposition coalition Together for Change.
30 MPs from PRO, the party of former President Macri, decided to accompany him in the decision. “Doing something for the country means voting for Milei. I stand behind him because I believe he is the change. I think Massa is more of the same, one of those who led us to this misfortune since 2003,” said Pablo Torello, national deputy of Together for Change, one of those supporting the decision.
“We will not co-govern. We will only help them monitor them, and if rational proposals are presented to Congress, we will support them. No one [del PRO] intends to participate in his government. If Milei wins, I don’t know what will happen. I guess he has a plan. “If they come to power and everything is in chaos, they will have to take the lead, but not us, because people are pushing us into the role of opposition,” he added.
Additionally, he said the Together for Change coalition must be maintained. “Everyone who says the alliance is over is playing for Kirchnerism because that would clear the way for them.” [en caso de que ganen]. I don’t think we need to separate if we always think differently.”