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Yamandú Orsi

Person · Head_of_state · Uruguay · 143 dispatches indexed · last seen Aug 29, 2026
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Geopolitical Politics
The Shift to the Right and the Orange Wave in the Region

Latin America experiences a rapid rightward shift driven by anti-incumbent voter punishment rather than pure ideology, with right-wing candidates winning seven presidential elections in eighteen months, fundamentally reconfiguring the region's political landscape.

La Nacion · Jul 11
Geopolitical Economics
Uruguayan Economy Minister warns of economic crisis like Argentina's

Uruguay's Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone warned the country must preserve fiscal discipline to avoid Argentina's economic collapse under President Javier Milei, citing currency devaluation, inflation, and multiple exchange rates as cautionary outcomes of mismanaged macroeconomic policies.

Perfil · 4d ago
International Relations
Progressives coordinate opposition to Trump at the Pan-American Congress

Over 150 progressive leaders from 15 countries gathered in Montevideo to coordinate opposition to Trump's foreign policy, rejecting military coercion and tariffs while calling for sovereign cooperation and denouncing U.S. interference in Latin American affairs.

La Jornada · Aug 23
Geopolitical Economics
Differences in Mercosur after agreement with the EU

Mercosur leaders met in Paraguay to address disagreements over EU trade agreement implementation, with Paraguay demanding fair export quota distribution among members, while expressing solidarity with Bolivia facing economic crisis and Venezuela after earthquakes.

Diario El Dia - · Jul 6
International Relations
A continent to the right: what the Latin American political shift means for Argentina

Latin America has shifted dramatically rightward since Javier Milei's November 2023 victory in Argentina, with right-wing candidates winning 11 of 13 subsequent presidential elections. Economic mismanagement under leftist governments, pandemic fallout, Venezuelan collapse driving migration, and renewed U.S. strategic focus on the region drove this ideological realignment across the continent.

News · Jun 26
Geopolitical Politics
Latin America Debates Between the Advance of the Right and the Resistance of the Left

Latin America's political landscape has sharply shifted rightward, with center-right and radical-right governments gaining ground while center-left administrations resist from traditional strongholds, driven by voter punishment over economic stagnation and unprecedented security crises fragmenting the region into two polarized ideological blocs.

Perfil · Jul 12
International Relations
Lula questions Trump at Mercosur summit: 'No one owns South America'

At Mercosur summit in Paraguay, Brazilian President Lula challenged Trump's regional dominance, asserting no one owns South America, while advocating regional integration above ideology and defending democratic institutions against authoritarianism.

Perfil · Jul 1