Jair Bolsonaro and Santiago Abascal warm up at the summit of the right, waiting for Javier Milei

Report by Cecilia Camarano.-

References of the extreme right, among them, the former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro; the president of Vox, the Spanish Santiago Abascal; and Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of the president-elect of the United States; They met at the Hilton Hotel within the framework of the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC)a movement created in the United States more than 50 years ago by the most conservative wing of the Republican Party.

The event began after eleven this Wednesday with the singing of the Argentine and American anthems. The first was in charge of Raúl Laviewhile Natasha Owens He did the same for the United States.

Then the marriage composed of Matt and Mercy Schlappwho direct the CPAC, were in charge of giving the welcome words to the audience that gathered at the hotel located in Puerto Madero. “Long live Argentina! Long live the United States! Long live Israel! Long live Latin America,” they harangued from the stage.

Both indicated that they are “very determined to end communism in the world.” “This is the first CPAC Argentina but it will not be the last, we are the freedom movement and you are all part of this movement”they maintained.

In turn, Lara Trump, vice president of the Republican National Committee, He assured that the United States and Argentina are “fighting the same battle, which is to protect economic freedoms.”

“In Latin America we saw democracies die, look at the cases of Venezuela or Brazil”he maintained while adding: “That is why an election can define everything. It is clear that they can destroy democracy if we give them the opportunity. Unfortunately Venezuela and Brazil lost their opportunity, let’s not let that happen in Argentina, let their elections be transparent, fight as if your life depended on it because it does.

One of the most anticipated presentations of the day was that of the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonarowho participated with a video of the right-wing conclave: “In Brazil we did fantastic things as a result of the tax reduction policy. When you want to do things well, they are done and I hope that Argentina continues to become more and more prosperous. I What is more important is the question of freedom.

The former president’s son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, will also be a speaker during this Wednesday’s event. In dialogue with Scope, He referred to the commercial block of Mercosur as “an impediment” to international trade. “Mercosur has to reduce its size, it is an impediment to international trade“, he stated. He also added: “When (Jair) Bolsonaro became presidentwe lower the common Mercosur rate. I think Milei is going to be able to take steps forward, “It is very important so that you can attract more investments to Argentina”.

The owner and reference of the Spanish VOX Santiago Abascal He also participated in the meeting. “Our cry is the common sense of families. We have the stars aligned, the best values, the truth, and defeat is not an option. Let’s not fail our children,” he said.

In the hotel lobby, where nearly a thousand attendees were circulating at the event, the assembly of a stand for the event was arranged. Lighthouse Foundationthe think tank of La Libertad Avanza directed by Agustín Laje. Libertarian-themed caps and books were sold there.

Young people with caps that read Make America Great Again or Make Argentina Great Againthey wandered around looking for selfies with libertarian references, with Eduardo Bolsonaro as the great favorite.

The highlight of the day will undoubtedly be the closing by the president Javier MileIwhich will take place at 7 p.m. The Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, will speak previously.