Uruguay

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:56 UTC

  Paraguay rules out a Mercosur breakup and calls for consensus on decisions

  

  Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Julio César Arriola, ruled out on Thursday a break up within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and ratified that his country supports that the decisions of that integration mechanism be adopted jointly and by consensus.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday said that Uruguay's negotiating trade deals outside Mercosur were detrimental to the South American bloc's “essence.”

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 17:55 UTC

  Lacalle's bold diplomacy compromises future of Mercosur

  

  Mercosur is facing yet a new crisis stemming from Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's eagerness to join any foreign trade alliance no matter what.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:56 UTC

  Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates

  

  The analysis of hundreds of WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Alejandro Astesiano, the former personal custodian of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, continues to provide investigators with crucial material in an unprecedented court case in Uruguay's political history.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Seismic activity reported in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan authorities have confirmed that the department (province) of Florida has reported its second earthquake in 18 months after tremors were felt Sunday. Residents also said loud sounds similar to thunder or explosions were heard.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 22:11 UTC

  Qatar 2022: Brazil advance, Uruguay need to beat Ghana to stand a chance

  

  Brazil edged Switzerland 1-0 Monday in their second World Cup Group G game Monday. The South Americans thus secured a berth in the round of 16, while the rest of the series is yet to be decided Friday following a 3-3 draw between Serbia and Cameroon, although the latter seems to have more of an uphill task when they take on the five-time champions.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Uruguay to launch new COVID-19 vax campaign only for some people

  

  Uruguayan health authorities have launched a recommendation during the weekend that immunocompromised patients and anyone over the age of 50 should take their fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

• Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 10:41 UTC

  Women take to the streets in a new November 25 against sexual and gender-based violence

  

  Dozens of cities in Latin America and around the world were the scene where thousands of women marched on a new International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, better known as 25N.

• Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Unions halt import of Argentine-brewed beer into Uruguay

  

  Unions have saved Uruguayan brewery workers from calamity after their actions prevailed in stopping FNC from importing domestic brands from Argentina, where production costs around half as much due to the currency exchange scenario.

• Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 13:12 UTC

  Brazilian conglomerates dominate the Uruguayan meat industry export complex

  

  The Brazilian conglomerate Minerva Foods is moving to complete a further overseas acquisition, this time a state of the art abattoir and meat packing plant in Uruguay which once the deal is completed will mean over 50% of the country's meat industry will be under control of Brazilian conglomerates.