Uruguay

President Luis Lacalle Pou faces falling approval ratings and a deteriorating growth outlook ahead of 2024 elections

President Luis Lacalle Pou's approval has dropped sharply in the wake of scandals involving his former bodyguard

Three Mercosur members have warned the fourth, Uruguay, over its plans for bilateral trade talks outside the bloc

The government hopes to push through far-reaching pension and educational reforms, despite controversy over the former

The bloc remains divided over Uruguay's efforts to seek bilateral trade deals elsewhere

The government narrowly won the recent referendum on its reform package, but economic recovery remains patchy

Voters narrowly rejected an attempt to derogate key parts of the government's reform package in yesterday's referendum

The government faces a referendum on its main reform package on March 27