Tag: Luis Lacalle Pou

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 12:12 UTC

  Lula rebuts comments from Boric and Lacalle

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on Tuesday that the meeting of 11 South American presidents at the Itamaraty Palace was not a group of friends, but of presidents seeking regional coordination, reported Agência Brasil.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus

  

  After the Summit of South American leaders in Brasilia, the 11 attending presidents reached a consensus on cooperation and integration in the region.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 22:11 UTC

  Presidents Boric and Lacalle Pou criticize Lula da Silva's defense of Maduro's Regime in Brasilia

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric expressed his strong disagreement on Tuesday with the statements made by his Brazilian counterpart, Lula da Silva, who had claimed on Monday that the notion of authoritarianism in Venezuela was a “constructed narrative.” Boric emphasized the seriousness of the situation in Venezuela and distanced himself from Lula's defense of Nicolás Maduro and his regime.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Paraguayan President-elect meets with Argentine and Uruguayan leaders

  

  Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Peña Monday met in Buenos Aires with Argentine President Alberto Fernández and later in the day, he traveled to Montevideo for an encounter with President Luis Lacalle Pou as both La Plata River leaders were preparing to travel to Brasilia for the South American Summit convened by Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

• Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 08:31 UTC

  Uruguayan Presidential Secretary survives serious car crash

  

  Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado and his driver Carlos Soria were hospitalized in Paysandú Friday after a serious car crash on Route 24 while on their way to the Anchorena ranch for a cabinet lunch called by President Luis Lacalle Pou, it was reported.

• Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Poll: Uruguayan President still has 46% approval

  

  According to a study by pollsters, Cifra published this week in Montevideo, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou still has a 46% approval rating and a 43% negative image after over three years in office.

• Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

  Brazil to begin dredging channel linking Merín and Los Patos lagoons this year

  

  Brazilian authorities have pledged to start dredging the Merín-De los Patos lagoons waterway later this year, most likely in the spring, Uruguayan Undersecretary of Transport and Public Works, Juan José Olaizola said. The initiative is part of the agreements reached by presidents Luis Lacalle Pou and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during their meeting in January in Montevideo.

• Friday, May 5th 2023 - 14:38 UTC

  Uruguay: President Lacalle Pou demands resignation of Housing Minister Moreira over “direct award” scandal

  

  Uruguay is experiencing a crisis in the government cabinet formed by a coalition of conservative parties. President Luis Lacalle Pou requested the resignation of Housing Minister Irene Moreira after a controversial direct awarding of a house to a militant of her party, Cabildo Abierto, without a lottery, as reported by Montevideo media on Friday.

• Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  “Argentina extremely cheap,” says Uruguayan president

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said his country has a problem with prices in Argentine being so low due to a favorable exchange rate that people cross the border to do their shopping.

• Friday, April 28th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Uruguayan Senate gives nod to pension reform bill

  

  Uruguay's Senate Thursday approved at around 9 pm the pension reform bill which is now up to President Luis Lacalle Pou to be signed into law.