Macri not to attend inauguration, but meets Bolsonaro on Jan. 16

Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri will not meet with Jair Bolsonaro until January 16, two weeks after he takes office as Brazil’s president. Macri is on holidays with his family in Patagônia, preparing to face a difficult year, as he will have to bring fiscal deficit to zero, reduce his country’s annual inflation of nearly 45 percent, and attempt re-election.

Macri will not meet with Jair Bolsonaro until January 16 - Foto: EPA/Ansa

At Bolsonaro’s inauguration ceremony tomorrow (Jan. 1), Argentina will be represented by Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie.