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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:59 UTC

Tag: Luis Lacalle Pou

  • Monday, March 4th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina and Brazil “blocking” Mercosur's progress, Uruguayan President says

    It was Lacalle's last March 2 message to Parliament as head of state

    President Luis Lacalle Pou told his country's Parliament Saturday that Uruguay needed to open up to the world. In his last accountability for the year speech as head of state before Parliament, he also singled out Argentina and Brazil for “blocking” Mercosur agreements and insisted on the importance of achieving fiscal goals, low inflation, employment growth, educational transformation, and making the regional bloc more flexible.

  • Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    Controversial reporter files criminal case against Uruguayan president

    Supplies for a feast in Punta del Este were allegedly let into the country after “Luis called,” it was reported

    Uruguayan reporter Jorge Bonica, who achieved notoriety in his country for continuous allegations against leading political figures and even tried his luck with the Basta Ya political party allegedly targeting corruption, Friday filed a criminal complaint against President Luis Lacalle Pou for smuggling and influence peddling. The head of state was said to have allowed the entry of Argentine goods into the country.

  • Wednesday, February 21st 2024 - 10:23 UTC

    Uruguay: River travel surcharge to trigger legal challenges

    It's like charging only thieves for keeping the police operational, Colonia Express' lawyer argued

    Buquebús and Colonia Express, the two shipping companies providing regular passenger services between Argentina and Uruguay, announced this week that they planned to challenge President Luis Lacalle Pou's decree creating a US$ 2.56 surcharge for passengers arriving or leaving at the ports of Colonia and Montevideo.

  • Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 15:20 UTC

    Uruguay's ambassador to Venezuela resigns

    Eber da Rosa cited personal reasons for his decision

    Uruguay's Ambassador to Venezuela Eber da Rosa announced Monday that he was resigning for personal reasons. His decision left the Multicolor Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou with the task of deciding which sort of diplomatic representation it plans to have in Caracas amid growing fears that elections will not be transparent following the disenfranchisement of opposition leader María Corina Machado.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 16:13 UTC

    Pepe Mujica criticizes Venezuelan Government's authoritarianism: “You can call him a dictatorship”

    Mujica expressed during the press conference that “Venezuela's misfortune is that it has a lot of oil and has felt encircled and has an authoritarian government”

    In the wake of Venezuela's recent wave of repression and arrests, former Uruguayan President and leftist regional leader José “Pepe” Mujica has spoken out against the Government of Nicolás Maduro, denouncing it as authoritarian. In an address to journalists, Mujica highlighted the concerning developments in Venezuela, stating, “Venezuela has an authoritarian government that goes the other way.”

  • Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Venezuelan VP calls Lacalle Pou “a lackey”

    Venezuela shall be respected, Rodríguez insisted

    Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Monday Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou had “the face of a lackey” after the latter insisted the Bolivarian regime was a dictatorship with no free elections.

  • Monday, February 12th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

    Lacalle Pou insists Venezuela a dictatorship with no free elections

    The Uruguayan president criticized those who were unwilling to admit what was going on in Venezuela and argued it must be “for a reason”

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said Sunday from Melo, the capital f of the department (province) of Cerro Largo that the current government of Venezuela was “a dictatorship.”

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Uruguay: Lacalle announces new Defense Minister starting next month

    “My relationship with Lacalle Pou began many years ago,” Castaingdebat once said

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Friday that Armando Castaingdebat would take over the Defense Ministry from Javier García on March 4, when the latter is scheduled to resign in a move to return to his Parliamentarian duties with this year's elections in sight. Social Development Minister Martín Lema is also to resign that day but a replacement is yet to be chosen.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 19:43 UTC

    Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, dies in helicopter crash at age 74

    This Tuesday was a rainy day in the area, with complex weather conditions, it was reported by local media. Piñera had left the house of his friend José Cox piloting his Robinson R 66.

    Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera tragically passed away on Tuesday at the age of 74 in a helicopter crash in Lago Ranco, Chile. According to Chilean media reports, including ADN Radio, the accident occurred approximately 920 kilometers south of Santiago.

  • Thursday, February 1st 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Lacalle praises Milei for acquiescing to further dredging of River Plate

    The previous Argentine administrations of Presidents Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) and Alberto Fernández (2019-2023) stalled the project out of landlocking fears

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday praised his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei's willingness to cooperate in further dredging the River Plate at the Port of Montevideo from 13 to 14 meters. The previous administrations of Argentine Presidents Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández (2015-2023) considered that these works would leave the port of Buenos Aires in a disadvantageous position. Negotiations in this regard started in 2013 under Presidents Tabaré Vázquez and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).