Brazil's diplomatic relations with Argentina will remain downgraded as long as President Javier Milei's "attacks" persist, a source at the Foreign Ministry told AFP on Wednesday. This decision remains in effect as long as Javier Milei's attacks on Brazilian democratic institutions persist," the source said. Brazil has downgraded its mission to Buenos Aires to the level of charge d'affaires after repeated insults from Milei against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Argentina's government on Tuesday said Brazil had asked its ambassador to leave Buenos Aires, but the foreign ministry source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said this was Argentina's decision. During the event, Milei called Brazil's incumbent leader a "convict" and a "thief" without explicitly naming Lula.