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Montevideo, March 9th 2026 - 05:50 UTC

Uruguay

  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

    La Plata-Montevideo connection operational

    The new development marks another step toward more responsible, transparent, and sustainable operations, it was explained

    A new weekly shuttle called the “3S Shuttle Service Solution” has been launched, connecting the port of La Plata in the province of Buenos Aires with Montevideo, Uruguay. This service is a collaboration between TecPlata and Independencia Shipping Lines. It aims to provide more competitive and efficient alternatives for trade between the two countries.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Uruguay's YoY inflation continues to fall

    July's figures were below market expectations

    According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) report published Tuesday in Montevideo, Uruguay's interannual inflation rate in July 2025 was 4.53%, a slight decrease from 4.59% in June. This marks the 26th consecutive month that inflation has remained within the Central Bank's target range of 3% to 6%.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Uruguay's La Libertad Avanza garners enough signatures

    Quintana noted that Uruguay was a different country from Argentina, but they were both “dying from socialism”

    The Uruguayan version of La Libertad Avanza has successfully obtained the required signatures to be officially recognized as a political party by the Electoral Court. Led by Nicolás Quintana, the group will now have its statutes and principles published, and if no challenges are made within ten days, it will be eligible to participate in upcoming elections.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 21:26 UTC

    Uruguay's population projected to decline over time

    A smaller population could decrease housing demand in major cities like Montevideo

    A study released this week by Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed that the South American country's population will have dwindled by nearly half a million people by 2070, falling from approximately 3.49 million to 3 million, due primarily to a low birth rate, an aging population, and a net loss to emigration.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Uruguayan public sector unions call nationwide strike over inadequate wage proposal

    The strike aligns with a broader general strike called by the PIT-CNT, Uruguay’s main labor federation, under the slogan “More jobs and better wages”

    Uruguay’s Confederation of State Employees' Organizations (COFE) announced a 24-hour nationwide strike on August 12, rejecting the government’s proposed wage adjustment for public sector workers. The decision was unanimously approved during a national assembly attended by over 35 unions.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 08:25 UTC

    Suspected parcel in Uruguay leads to seizure of military-grade rifles

    The operation, conducted by the Southern Regional Surveillance Department of the National Customs Directorate (DNA), led to the confiscation of a Ruger 8500 and a DS Arms DSZM4

    Uruguayan customs authorities seized two military-grade rifles on Monday during a routine inspection at a transportation agency in Montevideo. The weapons were discovered inside what officials described as a “suspicious parcel.”

  • Friday, August 1st 2025 - 21:33 UTC

    Nin Novoa becomes Uruguay's new Ambassador to Brazil

    During Vázquez's first presidency (2005-2010), Nin Novoa was vice president

    Former Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, who served under late President Tabaré Vázquez (2015-2020), has presented his credentials as the country's new Ambassador to Brazil. During Vázquez's first presidency (2005-2010), Nin Novoa was Vice President.

  • Friday, August 1st 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    US tariffs: Argentina and Uruguay charged only 10%

    The new scenario could bring on some opportunities for Uruguay, Oddone noted

    As the new tariffs scheme established by US President Donald Trump became effective Friday, Uruguay and Argentina were among the least affected countries, with surcharges of only 10%, a steep difference from Canada's 35% or Brazil's 50% and a default 15% surcharge unless otherwise specified.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    Uruguayan court sentences Iranian traveling on a fake passport to 3 months in jail

    In a separate court ruling, two former military officers were convicted of crimes against humanity

    An Iranian citizen has been sentenced to three months in prison in Uruguay for entering the country with a fake Israeli passport. The man had previously been deported from El Salvador, where he also used the forged document.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 08:23 UTC

    Uruguay investigates youth detention center over alleged torture and abuse

    Uruguay’s human rights institution confirmed that it found “violations of the rights of youth,” especially regarding interpersonal violence, prolonged confinement, and inadequate infrastructure

    Two deputy directors of the Centro Las Piedras—a facility within Uruguay’s juvenile justice system—have been removed from their posts following serious allegations of violence and potential torture against adolescents in custody, Búsqueda weekly reported.