Uruguay

Official government reports estimate that the state’s GDP this year will fall by approximately 1.7% due to the heavy drought that is significantly limiting its crop production

President Luis Lacalle Pou suggested to the Latin American and Caribbean Community the establishment of a free trade zone extending from Mexico to South America, stating that the regional economies are complementary thus ensuring the initiative’s success

As this past year there has been a significant increase in horse meat exports, the Santuarios Primitivos NGO has begun buying trucks transporting horses towards slaughter houses, to then save them as well as give them up for adoption

A new heat wave has struck the country, causing a record energy consumption higher than ever in its history; local environmentalists are alarmed both for the rise in temperature and for energy consumption

The country has joined forces with Mexico to develop a new satellite infrastructure in order to monitor the effects of the climate crisis on the country’s rural areas, helping reduce carbon emissions and monitor the ongoing food crisis

During the 90 minutes in which the Uruguayan team faced the South Korean team at the World Cup, the national demand for electrical energy fell by 10%

As the Qatar World Cup is about to begin, the country’s National Institute of Meat (INAC) has given the Uruguayan football team almost 2.000 pounds of meat from their homeland in order to take during the World Cup and share with other players their natura

The country’s state-run oil company, Ancap, currently has its workers protesting due to the steps towards privatisation that the company is taking, causing a fuel shortage in the state’s air transportation and leading to heavy delays and logistics issues

The state has established a new programme to make electronic devices and internet plans more accessible for elderly people, as well as include proper training and assistance for them once the device is bought

President Luis Lacalle Pou’s head of personal security was recently indicted for his alleged participation in a forgery scheme that helped Russians obtain Uruguayan passports to flee their country