The remarks occurred as Milei received the leadership and global impact award from Spanish journalist Javier Negre at the Official Hispanic Heritage Gala in Washington D.C. Former Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro joined the stage to describe his father, Jair Bolsonaro, as a "political prisoner" of Lula da Silva. Eduardo alleged that Brazil's Supreme Court is acting behind the scenes to accelerate the imprisonment of his father to prevent the main conservative opposition leader from running for office.
