In a new controversy against Argentina, Brazilian MP Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, uploaded a map in which the Malvinas Islands appear as “Falkland“.

This represents a tacit provocation as the English name is the one used by the United Kingdom to name the Islands, whose sovereignty has been claimed by Argentina for decades. It also occurs in the year in which the 40th anniversary of the war is celebrated.

The controversial document is the same map on which the hammer and sickle symbol is stamped on the countries that – it is said – are “communists”, where Colombia added after Gustavo Petro’s victory in the presidential elections.

The politician uploaded the map in which he states that the “Communist” countries of the region are Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, kilos, Argentina and even now Colombia.

“The responsibility of the Brazilian voter increases. It is no longer just for Brazil, it is for the whole region”, wrote Bolsonaro’s son, in a clear allusion to the elections next October in the country, in which his father aspires to re-elections, although all polls point to progressive Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the favorite.

In the same sense, the advisor for International Affairs of the Brazilian Presidency expressed himself, also on social media, Filipe Martinsanother of the ideologues of the ultraconservative movement that supports Bolsonaro.

“Faced with the advance of the far left in Latin America, with the subsequent victories at the Forum in Sao Paulo, our responsibility as Brazilians is greater. May God have mercy on us and give us the conditions to protect our country and the our people, “said collaborator Bolsonaro.

Long history of controversy

Last month, Eduardo Bolsonaro hit the government of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Kirchner again and compared that due to very high inflation “Argentina is heading towards southern Venezuela”.

“Argentine inflation for 2023 is already at the same level as that of Venezuela, as well as economic intervention – for example, the ban on exporting meat until 2023 -“, began a tweet from his account. @BolsonaroSP.

And he concluded: “Unfortunately, the Argentina of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Kirchner is going to be the Venezuela of the South and this will affect us here”. So he warned about the impact on the Brazilian economy.

The president’s son accompanied his post with the photo of Fernández, the vice president and Lula Da Silva holding hands, replicating that image of the former Brazilian PT president, along with the late Néstor Kirchner and Hugo Chávez. And also with critical titles of the Argentine economy published in Veja magazine.

It was not the first time that the Brazilian politician had targeted the Kirchner government, as he had said that “Argentina’s path is bad” and described the Ks as “socialists”.

“Looking from the outside, Argentina’s course is bad, unfortunately. It breaks my heart to say it. Argentina’s path is Venezuela. We chose Bolsonaro to stay away from this socialist danger “, he underlined on that occasion.

Triumph of Gustavo Petro and defeat of the “Colombian Bolsonaro”

In the second round of the Colombian elections held this Sunday, Petro obtained 50.44% of the votes, against the 47.31% he obtained Rodolfo Hernandeza businessman who presented himself as an independent under the aegis of the League of Anti-Corruption Governors movement.

Hernández, 77, was compared to Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump ahead of the Colombian presidential election, in which he finished second in the first round.

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