Argentine President Javier Milei renewed his public attack on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, calling him a 'leftist thief' and accusing him of running a 'dirty campaign' five days before Brazil's presidential runoff against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, whom Milei has openly endorsed.

A federal judge in New York has vacated her 2023 ruling that ordered Argentina to pay more than $16 billion over the 2012 expropriation of oil company YPF, closing the case at trial-court level while litigation funder Burford Capital seeks Supreme Court review.

Argentina's forensic anthropology team has identified the remains of Carlos Rafael Medina, a victim of the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, found at Pozo de Vargas in Tucumán province. The site is Argentina's largest known clandestine burial ground from that era.

Argentina's government has spent roughly $445 million on weapons, military and security equipment since President Javier Milei took office in December 2023, an analysis by the newspaper Infobae found. The figure, compiled from official procurement records through August 2026, already exceeds the totals recorded during the full terms of predecessors Alberto Fernández and Mauricio Macri.

Argentina posted another trade surplus after exports reached $77 billion between January and September 2026, with agricultural products, minerals, gas and oil making up 73% of total sales abroad.

Brazil's top electoral court gave Meta 24 hours to prove it treats campaign content from President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro equally, threatening daily fines before Sunday's tight presidential runoff.