Argentina's president-elect, Javier Milei, campaigned against Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and threatened to reject cooperation with Brazil. After his election, however, Milley's team tried to improve relations with Brazil.

Diana Mondino, the top foreign policy adviser to Argentina's president-elect, met with Brazil's foreign minister on Monday, another sign that Mille may continue to soften his tone toward many of the people he has harshly criticized.

Mondino met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Brasilia and invited Lula to attend Millay's inauguration on Dec. 10. Mondino is expected to be Argentina's new foreign minister.

"The main message I want to convey is that we are brotherly nations and will remain so," Mondino told a news conference.

She also played down Milley's previous criticism of Lula. "We need to separate the state, the government and the people. This partnership will continue."

Local time on November 19, Argentina's far-right electoral alliance "Free Forward Party" candidate Milay was elected president. Milley had repeatedly criticized Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before the election. Milley also cast doubt on Argentina's future relations with Brazil, criticising MerCOsur and saying Argentina would "go its own way".

The Bloomberg News website reported on November 20 that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has decided to put Brazil's relations with Argentina on hold until he can figure out Argentina's elected government's plans for dealing with South America's largest trading partner, according to Brazilian government officials familiar with Brazil's strategy.

The Brazilian government official said that since Milley had described Lula in a previous media interview as someone he "doesn't want to deal with," Lula will now wait for Argentina's elected government to approach Brazil through relevant institutional channels before deciding what to do.

At the same time, according to Reuters reported on the 20th, Paulo Pimenta, head of the social communication secretariat of the Brazilian presidential palace, said on the same day that Milay had previously offended Brazilian President Lula, and before the two South American countries began talks, Milay needed to apologize.