Uruguay

• Thursday, October 9th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

  Uruguayan President Orsi holds talks with Michelle Bachelet

  

  Former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met on Wednesday in Montevideo with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi as part of her campaign to bid for the position of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, replacing the Portuguese António Guterres.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

  Tigo mobile phone brand lands in Uruguay

  

  The Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica (Movistar) has announced its exit from the Uruguayan market after 20 years, selling its operations to the multinational company Millicom, which operates under the Tigo brand.

• Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:10 UTC

  Uruguay's population projected to decline in the coming years

  

  Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) released a report last week showing the country's dwindling birth rate, the socio-economic and cultural reasons behind it, and warning of the long-term demographic, economic, and social consequences. This decline began in the 20th century but accelerated significantly after 2015.

• Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 09:18 UTC

  La Niña forecast to hit Uruguay's agriculture

  

  Weather forecasters announced a high probability that the La Niña climate phenomenon will affect Uruguay during the 2025-2026 season, bringing significant challenges to the agricultural sector.

• Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 09:00 UTC

  Uruguay's wool sector is going through a boom

  

  Despite a long-term decline in flock size, Uruguay's wool and sheep sector is going through a boom driven by record-high international prices. Wool prices have reached their highest level in at least three years in the South American country, mirroring a dramatic surge in the Australian market.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 08:29 UTC

  Attack on Uruguayan prosecutor Mónica Ferrero: Police have yet to identify material perpetrators

  

  Uruguayan police have not yet identified the material perpetrators of the attack on Supreme Prosecutor Mónica Ferrero, carried out early Sunday morning at her home, although they have clues about their possible identities, El País reported. The assault included gunfire against the residence and the detonation of a grenade; no injuries were reported.

• Monday, September 29th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

  Attack against Prosecutor's home shatters Uruguay

  

  Uruguay's Judiciary was shattered on Sunday following an attack against the home of Acting Prosecutor General Mónica Ferrero, prompting an immediate, high-level political and police reaction.

• Saturday, September 27th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

  Uruguay insists on two-state solution for Palestinian crisis

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin met on Friday in New York with Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations Riad Mansur on the sidelines of the global body's 80th General Assembly.

• Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

  Uruguay's La Libertad Avanza officially approved

  

  Uruguay's Electoral Court officially recognized the local version of political party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) this week, as its resolution allowing it to compete in national, departmental, and municipal elections was published in the Official Gazette. The far-right movement is inspired by and closely linked to its Argentine counterpart of President Javier Milei.

• Thursday, September 25th 2025 - 09:10 UTC

  Orsi and Topolansky honor Mujica at event in New York

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi was the main speaker on Wednesday in New York during the so-called Mujica Initiative Forum, an event within the 80th United Nations General Assembly hosted by the Pan American Congress to honor the late José Pepe Mujica, a former head of State of the South American country and a key leftwing leader in the Americas.