Argentina was among seven Latin American countries whose diplomatic staff were asked to leave Venezuela after their governments signed a joint statement asking for a complete review of Sunday's election results.
Six Venezuelan opposition figures are currently under protection at the Argentine embassy.
"I am extremely grateful for Brazil's willingness to take over the custody of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela," Milei wrote on the X social network.
"We are also grateful for the temporary representation of the interests of the Argentine Republic and its citizens there. Today the Argentine diplomatic staff had to leave Venezuela as a reprisal by dictator Maduro for our condemnation of the fraud they perpetrated last Sunday."
He did not mention the fate of the asylum seekers.
Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino on Wednesday called for countries "to collaborate with diplomatic efforts and the protection of asylum seekers," during an emergency meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington.
While hailing diplomatic ties with Brazil, Milei said he had "no doubt that we will soon reopen our Embassy in a free and democratic Venezuela."
Venezuela has plunged into political crisis since authorities announced Maduro the victor of Sunday's election. The opposition has cried foul, claiming it had evidence its candidate had won by a comfortable margin.
Numerous nations, including Brazil and the United States, as well as the European Union, have demanded Venezuelan authorities release detailed voting data, with the White House warning Wednesday that the international community's patience was running out.
--TIMES/AFP
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