Amid criticism of travel spending, Lula dispenses hotel and staying in embassy in Argentina

Pereda Palace was bought during the Vargas government and is one of the architectural landmarks of Buenos Aires. Large property allows us to comfortably accommodate the entire presidential entourage. Facade do Palacio Pereda, in Buenos Aires, inspired by French museum. Location houses the Brazilian Embassy in Argentina Reproduction/Google President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) decided not to stay in a hotel during his official trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to participate in the Mercosur summit. Instead, it will be at the official residence of the Brazilian Embassy in the Argentine capital. Lula embarked on Wednesday (2) for the meeting of the South American bloc, which also marks the passage of the presidency of Mercosur to Brazil, which will receive the post of Javier Milei, head of Argentine state. According to the Brazilian government, the president opted for lodging at the official residence of ambassador Julio Glinterny Bitelli. Government sources justify that the large space of the property allows us to comfortably accommodate the entire presidential entourage. ✈️ Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not informed the reason for the choice, the decision occurs amid criticism of the president’s international travel costs. The choice is not unprecedented. Lula has already stayed at the embassy during his first term, in 2002. Pereda Palace: the headquarters of the Brazilian embassy Lula talks about expectation for commercial agreement between Mercosur and the European Union The building that houses the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires is among the most imposing in the Argentine capital. The Pereda Palace was acquired by the Brazilian government during the management of Getúlio Vargas, in 1945, and since then it works as the headquarters of the Ambassador’s diplomatic representation and official residence. Designed by French architect Louis Martin, the palace began to be built in 1917. The inspiration came from the Jacquemart-André Museum in Paris, and the result is a work with a strong influence on the eighteenth-century French classical architecture. The street facade is considered an example of the stylistic inspiration of the second French empire period. Already the back of the building, facing the garden, has a rereading, but with more hybrid and modern strokes. Internally, the building has four floors with classic distribution: the ground floor houses the main and service entrances; On the first floor are the reception halls, with visual access to the terrace and the garden; And on the second floor, the rooms. The internal decoration largely reproduces the environments of the French museum that inspired the project, Jacquemart-André Museum. The Pereda Palace is considered a tourist spot of the Argentine capital, both for its historical value and for its architectural importance. Getúlio Vargas, when visiting the building in 1935, was delighted with the scene and authorized his purchase by the Brazilian government.

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