Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 2.8% in April 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Wednesday in Buenos Aires, much to President Javier Milei's content and the bafflement of the population coping with an unmatching reality.
José Alberto Pepe Mujica, former President of Uruguay and a global symbol of humility and social justice, has passed away at the age of 89. “He leaves as he lived, as a man of the people, a voice for the humble, a fighter for justice. Farewell, Pepe. Thank you for so much,” President Yamandú Orsi wrote on social media, announcing the death of one of Latin America’s most iconic leaders.
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica is in the terminal phase of esophageal cancer and is receiving palliative care to ease his pain, his wife and former Vice President Lucía Topolansky confirmed. In April 2024, the former guerrilla fighter went public about the tumor for which he received 31 radiotherapy sessions.
Uruguay’s 2025 municipal and departmental (provincial) elections concluded with results reinforcing the country’s traditional political landscape. The left-wing Frente Amplio retained its stronghold in Montevideo and Canelones, while the center-right National Party (Partido Nacional) maintained its dominance across most rural regions, securing a total of 13 departments.
Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, a global icon of humility and leftist politics, did not participate in Sunday’s municipal elections due to serious health issues. The 88-year-old former leader, known for his austere lifestyle and philosophical reflections, remained at his rural home west of Montevideo.
Uruguayan Air Force Flight #571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch died in Montevideo Thursday, aged 77. He was 26 in 1972, at the time of the accident which inspired books and film productions worldwide. He became the fourth survivor to pass away, following Javier Methol (2015), José Luis Inciarte (2023), and Álvaro Mangino (2025).
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi disagreed with former President José Pepe Mujica’s remarks about the PIT-CNT union during a May 1st event, noting he discussed “more important things” with his former mentor. He also reckoned on taking note of the labor grouping's approach, particularly regarding upcoming wage council negotiations.
Uruguay's foreign trade showed growth in April 2025, with exports increasing by 4% compared to the same period last year, a Uruguay XXI study released in Montevideo Monday showed. Total exports for the month reached US$ 1.033 billion, while cumulative exports from January to April amounted to US$ 3.92 billion, also marking a 4% year-on-year increase.
The China Zorrilla, the world’s largest 100% electric ferry, was launched on May 2, 2025, at Incat’s shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Commissioned by Buquebus, the 130-meter vessel will connect Argentina and Uruguay across the River Plate, carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. The vessel is due in Uruguay in the last quarter of 2025. It was the ninth unit Incat has built for Buquebus.
Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur)—namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—gathered Friday in Buenos Aires at the San Martín Palace to advance regional integration amid global trade changes. They focused on eliminating intra-zone trade barriers, strengthening regional value chains, harmonizing regulations, and enhancing physical and digital integration.