Uruguay
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:55:00 GMTBelgian Customs seize 547 kilos of cocaine in container shipped from Montevideo
Customs officials in Antwerp, Belgium seized some 547 kilos of cocaine inside a container with rice that left the port of Montevideo. The catch took place at the end of February and involved the vessel Grande Nigeria, belonging...
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:59:00 GMTUruguay wants to become an “actor of peace”
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin had on Wednesday his first formal day in office on Wednesday. During a ceremony in Montevideo attended by President Yamandú Orsi and Vice President Carolina Cosse, the South American c...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:12:00 GMTChina halts meat imports from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mongolia
China’s customs authorities have suspended beef imports from seven meatpacking facilities across Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mongolia as of March 3, 2025. The affected companies include two Argentine exporters (Frigorífi...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:19:00 GMTUruguay's new government does not recognize Maduro or González Urrutia in Venezuela
Under the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) presidency of Yamandú Orsi, Uruguay will no longer recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as winner of the controversial July 28 elections, where the incumbe...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:50:00 GMTLula invites Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to BRICS Summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to participate in the upcoming BRICS summit in July in Rio de Janeiro. The bloc, which includes Brazil, China, and India, represents 40% of th...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:45:00 GMTOrsi and Steinmeier underscore Mercosur-EU deal
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi held a one-on-one talk with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Estévez Palace in Montevideo. Both leaders agreed on the importance of ratifying the trade agreement between th...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 22:46:00 GMTA new era in Uruguay: Yamandú Orsi takes the Presidential sash
Former mayor of Canelones and history professor Yamandú Orsi took the stage at Plaza Independencia, the heart of Uruguay’s democratic transitions. A warm embrace with outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou marked the handover, ...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:59:00 GMTYamandú Orsi takes office as Uruguay’s new left-wing President
Uruguay will swear in Yamandú Orsi as its new president this Saturday, marking 40 years since the country’s return to democracy. Orsi, a former mayor of Canelones, will replace Luis Lacalle Pou in a ceremony that begins at 1...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:55:00 GMTA melancholic Lacalle Pou recalls his father's last day in office
On his last day in office after five years, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed gratitude to those who supported his administration and recalled a similar day 30 years ago when his father's (Luis Alberto Lacalle Herr...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMTThe Economist praises Uruguay's democratic standards
According to The Economist's global Democracy Index published Thursday, Uruguay is the only country in the region with a full democracy, ranking 15th globally with a score of 8.67 out of 10.