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Presidential insults and innuendo spark controversy between Ecuador and Argentina

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, on Thursday, March 11th, described his Argentine counterpart, Alberto Fernández, as an "international mafioso" and "stupid" in a message posted on social networks with no apparent target, but confirmed by senior sources of the Presidency that it was directed at him.

"Regarding the international mafia gang that operate in sync...," reads Moreno's tweet, which includes a picture and a quote from writer Mark Twain: "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

The message has been . . .

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