¡Viva la libertad, carajo!

¡Viva la libertad, carajo!, sometimes shortened to ¡VLLC!, is the catchphrase of Javier Milei, president of Argentina since 2023.^[1] The phrase translates into English as "Long Live Freedom, Damn It!"^[2] or "Long Live Freedom, Goddamnit!"^[3]

Javier Milei holding a chainsaw with the phrase engraved

Origin and use

A self-described anarcho-capitalist,^[1] Milei is known for his political antics, including wielding chainsaws as props, waving black-and-yellow flags associated with anarcho-capitalism,^[4] and using vulgar language.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Milei first popularized "¡Viva la libertad, carajo!"^[10][11] during his parliamentary run in 2021^[12] and then again in his 2023 presidential campaign.^[13][14] He most often uses it as a concluding phrase in his speeches.^{[15][16][17][18]} He has also used it in captions on his social media posts, such as photos with then-U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone.^{[19][20][21][22]}

In 2024, a six-part docuseries about Milei titled ¡Viva la libertad, carajo! released.^[23]

At the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Elon Musk bore a chainsaw from Milei with the catchphrase engraved on the bar.

See also

• Come and take it
• Don't Tread on Me
• Give me liberty or give me death!
• Join, or Die
• Make America Great Again
• Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
• Live Free or Die
• Taxation as theft