Uruguayan reporter Jorge Bonica, who achieved notoriety in his country for continuous allegations against leading political figures and even tried his luck with the Basta Ya political party allegedly targeting corruption, Friday filed a criminal complaint against President Luis Lacalle Pou for smuggling and influence peddling. The head of state was said to have allowed the entry of Argentine goods into the country.
Buquebús and Colonia Express, the two shipping companies providing regular passenger services between Argentina and Uruguay, announced this week that they planned to challenge President Luis Lacalle Pou s decree creating a US$ 2.56 surcharge for passengers arriving or leaving at the ports of Colonia and Montevideo.
Uruguay s Ambassador to Venezuela Eber da Rosa announced Monday that he was resigning for personal reasons. His decision left the Multicolor Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou with the task of deciding which sort of diplomatic representation it plans to have in Caracas amid growing fears that elections will not be transparent following the disenfranchisement of opposition leader María Corina Machado.
Montevideo, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) The government of President Luis Lacalle Pou has no direction, the mayor of Montevideo, today presidential pre-candidate for the Frente Amplio, Carolina Cosse, affirmed.