Latest news in Uruguay? September 10th, 2026

President Yamandú Orsi concluded high-level consultations at Torre Ejecutiva with opposition figures, including National Party leadership, to establish common ground on foreign policy prior to Uruguay’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly.Diplomatic teams from Uruguay and Argentina are actively coordinating environmental and regulatory dialogue over the multi-billion-dollar HIF Global green hydrogen and e-fuels project slated for Paysandú along the Uruguay River. Meanwhile, logistics in Montevideo face legal and operational scrutiny as a dispute regarding vehicle ramp access at the Port of Montevideo continues to stall Colonia Express’s planned ferry route expansion to Buenos Aires.Domestically, the National Emergency System (SINAE) maintained nationwide cold-weather relief operations, providing shelter and medical attention to thousands of vulnerable individuals amid extreme winter temperatures across Montevideo and the interior. On public safety, the Ministry of the Interior deployed a fleet of mobile police units and high-displacement motorcycles to relieve emergency patrol units and expand administrative policing capacity. On the economic front, the Central Bank of Uruguay marked five continuous years of operating without direct foreign exchange interventions, reinforcing a strictly free-floating exchange regime amid stable inflation metrics.