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Montevideo, January 21st 2026 - 22:06 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 19:17 UTC

    Bolivia: Rift between President Paz and Vice President Lara denied

    It is “quite clear to everyone” that President Paz Pereira is “the least like a puppet,” Faval insisted

    Bolivia's Presidential Spokesperson Carla Faval on Friday denied the existence of a rift between President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Vice President Edmand Lara, asserting that the speculation about internal tension “does not correspond to a real state.”

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 19:05 UTC

    COP30 chairman calls for consensus - extension due to fire not unlikely

    “We know how difficult it is to reach consensus,” Corrêa do Lago reckoned

    André Corrêa do Lago called on countries to reach a consensus for the common good of the planet on the scheduled closing day of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, the capital of the Brazilian State of Pará. The event's Chairman insisted on Friday that it was time for international cooperation to prevail.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 18:28 UTC

    Uruguay joins Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

    Csukasi highlighted the “months and months of discreet work”

    Uruguay has joined as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in Montevideo on Friday.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Trump removes 40% tariffs from 212 Brazilian items

    Trump and Lula have smoothed over relations

    US President Donald Trump has removed a 40% tariff on more than 200 Brazilian agricultural and livestock products, including beef, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, and some ammonia-based fertilizers. The decision follows negotiations with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    New US Ambassador to Chile addresses Washington's environmental approach

    The current US-Chile Free Trade Agreement remains valid but is under negotiation, Judd noted

    The United States' new Ambassador to Chile, Brandon Judd, gave his first press conference on Thursday in Santiago, during which he addressed President Gabriel Boric Font's criticism of the Donald Trump administration's approach to environmental issues. “If President Boric doesn't like what President Trump is doing, then he has a problem with the American people,” the former Border Patrol agent pointed out.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Lubetkin foresees shift in trade difficulties for Uruguay

    Lubetkin also hoped that in the case of a controversy with Argentina over the installation of a green hydrogen plant

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin projected Thursday a major shift in the world's trade landscape, in which his country would need to focus on what to sell instead of to whom, given the surge of 31 tariff-free nations by 2026. Speaking to FocoUy, he framed the emerging trade environment as “practically entering a free trade area” with key global blocs.

  • Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 20:30 UTC

    Foul play in Honduran elections feared

    Zelaya insists the recordings “fully demonstrate the existence of an illicit association” to sabotage the forthcoming elections

    The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives has issued a warning regarding the integrity of Honduras' upcoming elections, drawing parallels to institutional abuses detected in Venezuela and Nicaragua.

  • Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 18:37 UTC

    UK inflation down to 3.6% in October; Autumn Budget to be announced next week

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said “this fall in inflation is good news for households and businesses across the country, but I’m determined to do more to bring prices down.”

    UK’s twelve-month inflation rate slid to 3.6% in October, down from 3.8% in September, and a major achievement ahead of the government’s Autumn Budget next week, according to the Office for National Statistics. Core inflation, excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, rose by 3.4% in the year to October, down from 3.5% in September.

  • Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump signs bill mandating release of Epstein files

    The measure “affects” members of the Democratic Party “much more than the Republican Party,” Trump argued

    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly release all files related to the case of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The move formally concludes a push by Congress for transparency that had put political pressure on the White House.

  • Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    IDB grants Uruguay US$25 million loan for security improvements

    “This loan is a further demonstration that public safety is a priority for the government,” Valverde said

    Uruguay's Interior Ministry has secured the first disbursement of a US$200 million credit line from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with an initial US$25 million tranche set for execution in 2026 to modernize the country's public security apparatus. The financing supports the government's ambitious 2025–2035 National Public Security Plan, aiming to address longstanding concerns about rising crime and prison conditions.