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Montevideo, April 18th 2024 - 09:41 UTC

Tag: Lorena Ponce de León

  • Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 15:32 UTC

    Uruguay: Lacalle Pou's former bodyguard “spied” on the President’s ex-wife on his request

    Lacalle's entourage is very upset with the publication of these conversations because they understand that they concern the president's family life. Photo: Gastón Britos

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and his wife, Lorena Ponce de León, separated earlier this year. Two months later, on July 3rd, the then head of security for the president and his family –currently in prison accused of falsifying passports among other crimes–, Alejandro Astesiano, asked the deputy executive director of the National Police, Jorge Berriel, to inquire in “confidential mode” about a personal trip of the woman who still presents herself as the first lady of Uruguay on her social media.

  • Friday, May 6th 2022 - 21:02 UTC

    Uruguayan president and wife to separate, local media reports

    Ponce de León is a landscaper by profession, in addition to being a public person in Uruguayan society

    The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, and his wife, Lorena Ponce de León, have decided to separate, according to several newspapers based on government sources and relatives of the presidential family.