Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the evening of the 4th expressing regret over Brazil's decision to downgrade bilateral diplomatic relations to the level of chargé d'affaires. The statement said that on the afternoon of the 4th, the Brazilian Foreign Minister summoned Argentina's ambassador to Brazil and stated that the Brazilian government decided to downgrade diplomatic relations between Brazil and Brazil to the level of chargé d'affaires and requested that it return to Argentina. Argentina notes this decision taken unilaterally by the Brazilian Government and “regrets Brazil's decision to continue to isolate itself from the region due to purely ideological issues”.

Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the evening of the 4th expressing regret over Brazil's decision to downgrade bilateral diplomatic relations to the level of chargé d'affaires. The statement said that on the afternoon of the 4th, the Brazilian Foreign Minister summoned Argentina's ambassador to Brazil and stated that the Brazilian government decided to downgrade diplomatic relations between Brazil and Brazil to the level of chargé d'affaires and requested that it return to Argentina. Argentina notes this decision taken unilaterally by the Brazilian Government and “regrets Brazil's decision to continue to isolate itself from the region due to purely ideological issues”.