Uruguay

Monday, August 17th 2026 - 08:01 UTC
Uruguay's only industrial brewer negotiates cutting 80 jobs or ending production

Fábricas Nacionales de Cerveza (FNC), Uruguay's only industrial beer producer, is negotiating with the government and the trade union a restructuring that would cut 80 of the 400 jobs at its Montevideo and Minas plants. The company keeps a second scenario on the table, which the parties involved regard as less likely: abandoning local production and operating as an importer, with a workforce reduced to around 100 employees.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 10:16 UTC
Disapproval of Orsi's government climbs to 57% in the third quarter, Opción finds

Fifty-seven percent of Uruguayans disapprove of the performance of the government led by Yamandú Orsi and 19% approve, according to the third-quarter 2026 Public Opinion Monitor released on Wednesday by the polling firm Opción. In the previous measurement the figures were 48% and 20% respectively.
Tuesday, August 11th 2026 - 10:00 UTC
American Airlines resumes its seasonal Montevideo-Miami route in December

American Airlines will restart its seasonal service between Carrasco International Airport and Miami International Airport on December 3, once again becoming the only carrier offering nonstop flights between Uruguay and the United States during the peak summer season.
Tuesday, August 11th 2026 - 09:56 UTC
Lacalle Pou's return reopens the debate over opposition leadership in Uruguay

The first public appearance by former Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou since leaving office, at Sunday's ceremony marking the Partido Nacional's 190th anniversary, drew contrasting readings within the governing Frente Amplio and reopened discussion of his role in the opposition.
Sunday, August 9th 2026 - 20:37 UTC
Uruguay's Partido Nacional sets a 2030 return to government as its goal

The president of the board of Uruguay's Partido Nacional, Álvaro Delgado, on Sunday called on members of the country's main opposition force to “build the history of the future” and set a return to government in 2030 as the first objective, so that Uruguay can “find direction again.”
Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 09:37 UTC
Uruguay to open Pope Leo XIV's first South American tour

Uruguay will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to South America between November 6 and 17, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed on Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 4th 2026 - 15:29 UTC
Uruguay: preliminary deal signed in construction to cut working hours

Uruguay's construction workers' union, Sunca, and the sector's employer chambers reached a preliminary agreement on Tuesday to progressively reduce the working week from 44 to 40 hours, after more than four months of negotiations and industrial action.
Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:11 UTC
Bachelet places fourth in first Security Council straw poll ahead of Uruguay debate

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the Security Council's first informal poll on the candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, held behind closed doors in New York on Thursday.
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 08:02 UTC
Stability alone does not buy a house: Georgieva's message in Montevideo

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Uruguay's macroeconomic and institutional strength on Thursday but urged authorities to take greater risks to turn that stability into growth.
Wednesday, July 29th 2026 - 23:03 UTC
IMF chief arrives in Montevideo for talks with Orsi and the economic team

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Montevideo for talks on Thursday with President Yamandú Orsi and the country's senior economic officials, on a visit made at the invitation of the Uruguayan government.