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Argentina’s President apologized for his Brazil comment
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10 June 2021
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BUENOS AIRES, 10 June, 2021 (TON): On Wednesday, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez apologized for his viral jungle comment.
The President stated that the modern-day Mexicans originate from indigenous peoples, Brazilians “from the jungle” and his own country’s inhabitants come from Europe.
“I am a Europeanist. I am someone who believes in Europe,” Alberto Fernandez said.
Mexican poet Octavio Paz once wrote that “Mexicans came from the Indians, Brazilians from the jungle, but we Argentines came from boats, and they were boats that came from there, from Europe. And that is how we built our society.”
Later, he apologized on Twitter.
“In the first half of the 20th century we received more than five million immigrants who lived with our native peoples,” he said, adding, “We are proud of our diversity.”
Fernandez said he “did not mean to offend anyone” but to anyone who was, “my apologies.”
However, a video of his original statement went viral, drawing several reactions in Brazil.
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