Bolsonaro arrives in Argentina on March 26 for his first visit to the country – Telam

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, announced this evening his first official trip to Argentina, on March 26, to meet his colleague Alberto Fernndez, as part of the celebrations of the 30 years of the founding of Mercosur, and I supported the Argentinian. negotiations with the IMF.

“On March 26, we will be in Buenos Aires, in our beloved Argentina, to celebrate 30 years of Mercosur,” Bolsonaro said on his Facebook show every Thursday.

The Brazilian president will visit for the first time his third trading partner and the first within Mercosur, which also includes Paraguay and Uruguay.

Bolsonaro also supported Argentina’s negotiation to restructure its debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

“The Covid has caused economic hardship around the world. We are burning ourselves for Argentina to be successful in negotiations with the IMF, the situation is quite complicated. Brazil is one of the big stakeholders in this area. President, “said Bolsonaro, accompanied by Minister of Infrastructure Tarsiso de Freitas.

In turn, the Argentine Ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Scioli, confirmed the visit of the Brazilian President.

“Bolsonaro has supported Argentina’s negotiations with the IMF and has confirmed that he will be in Buenos Aires on March 26, where he will participate in the Mercosur 30 years celebrations and have his first face to face meeting with Alberto Fernndez,” Scioli posted on his Twitter account.

The confirmation of the Brazilian president’s visit comes two days after Foreign Minister Ernesto Arajo urged the relaxation of Mercosur so that each country can make trade deals unilaterally, outside the bloc.

Bolsonaro and Fernndez spoke virtually on November 30, the day of binational friendship, as part of a strategy of rapprochement initiated in Brasilia by Daniel Scioli.