Presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez celebrates after election results in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The election of leftist Alberto Fernandez in Argentina, who Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has called a "red bandit," sets the stage for a run-in between South America's two biggest economies that could derail their Mercosur trade bloc.
Bolsonaro, an outspoken former army captain who won power last year, told reporters during a visit to Abu Dhabi on Monday that Argentine voters had made a mistake and he had no intention of congratulating Fernandez for his win on Sunday.
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