The former president of Uruguay, José Mujica, and the former vice president, Lucía Topolansky, traveled to Buenos Aires this Tuesday to have dinner at the presidential palace in Olivos with the Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, and his foreign minister, Santiago Cafiero. During the meeting, the leaders discussed regional integration issues and the political situation in Brazil after the invasion of the headquarters of the three state powers that occurred on Sunday in Brasilia.
Mujica told La Diaria that the region must “learn from the mistakes that were made and establish a long-term policy,” and promoted “changing the criteria.” The former president was also reluctant to create a common Mercosur currency, as promoted by the Argentine government.
Regarding the situation in Brazil, Mujica referred to President Jair Bolsonario and said that “years of fanatical preaching have generated a militant body of people imbibed even with a religious attitude, who eat the pill and who have been led.” The former president also referred to the role of the armed forces in Brazil and stated that “the outcome lies in the attitude assumed by the armed forces: whether they are going to respect the Constitution and support the democratic decision or are they going to enter the path of adventure ”.
The meeting between the leaders of Argentina and Uruguay has great symbolic value at a time when the region is facing political and economic challenges. Regional integration and political stability are essential to ensure progress and development in Latin America. It is expected that this meeting between the leaders of Argentina and Uruguay will continue in the future to continue discussing important issues for the region.
