Milei calls Petro “killer communist” and sparks crisis with Colombia

In June 2022, the capitalist anarcho descended on the capital of Colombia “The fight against the left around the world“. At the time, Petro was preparing to go on a second presidential run against the conservative Rafael Hernández, and the emerging Argentine MP decided that his doctrinal crusade should also be felt in Bogota. “Don’t let the leftists steal your freedom,” he said, but the electoral dice were already on the line. was thrown away.

Last November, Petro called on Argentinians to turn their backs on the far right at the ballot box because Milei’s victory meant “barbarism” It was an experience that this country had decades ago. That’s why the Peronist asked for votes for Sergio Massa.

Both presidents met days ago in Davos, where they arrived with hostile political messages. According to a new test Weekwhat about “you can’t even see them“.

a rhetorical style

Milei singled out Petro as a target as part of his rhetorical style that had already reached Brazilian Luiz Inacio. Lula da SilvaPope Francis himself, who avoided attending the Argentinian’s inauguration, described it this way: “Bad person” By promoting social justice by the capitalist anarcho. To further prove that sometimes his words can be easily adapted to circumstances and forget old crimes, Milei will visit him at the Vatican on February 12. The same thing Patricia Bullrich told him ” In the seventies when they ran for the presidency last October “terrorist” and “murderer” due to his former rebel past over the years. He later appointed him Minister of Defense.

This time, Milei’s verbal incontinence had diplomatic implications because Nariño Palace called Ambassador Camilo Romero for consultations. The State Department also called Milei’s statement disrespectful and irresponsible because it violated “the deep bonds of friendship, understanding and cooperation that have historically united Colombia and Argentina.”

His remarks were rejected by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The government issued a harsh statement, stating that what the Argentinian president said “attacked the honor of the first democratically and legitimately elected president.” On the other hand, he pointed out that Milei’s statement was ignored and violated.”deep bonds of friendship“The understanding and cooperation that have historically united Colombia and Argentina and have been consolidated over two centuries.”

Congress President Senator Iván Name, who has no shortage of friction with Petro, this time sided with the Government and “strongly” rejected the Argentinian’s statements. “Milei is a hypocrite. Today, while asking our Government for approval for its new ambassador to Colombia, he calls President Gustavo Petro a murderer. We may think differently, but the region and the historical brotherhood of our peoples must transcend differences,” Ambassador Romero said before leaving Buenos Aires.

other background

There is another background to the exchange of words between the presidents. Milei made an ambitious proposal in the Omnibus Law Eliminating free tuition that benefits Latin Americans studying at Argentinian universities. A measure of this nature would affect only 20,000 Colombians. “sorry for Latin America“Petro reacted at the end of December. “The far right won in Argentina; this is society’s decision. Neoliberalism no longer has any suggestions for society, it cannot respond to the current problems of humanity.”