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Brazil adopts a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority and ratifies an agreement with the Mercosur trade bloc. Uruguay also backs the deal with Palestine.
2024-07-8

A referendum is held in Uruguay on whether to repeal the Urgent Consideration Law, which gives the government more power to dismantle protests and increased security measures after record high crime rates in Uruguay in 2017.
2022-03-27

Uruguay opens its borders to citizens and residents who have been infected with COVID-19. People will need to travel in private vehicles across the border and be in a family "bubble".
2022-01-14

The Senate begins to debate the legalization of abortion up until the 14th week of pregnancy. If passed, Argentina will become the third Latin American country to allow abortion to be performed on demand, after Cuba and Uruguay. The Catholic Church opposes the move. The bill has already been approved by the lower house.
2020-12-29

Uruguay reported a record of 11 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 158.
2020-12-27

Brazilian Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes announces that the full members of Mercosur—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay—are negotiating a free trade deal with the United States.
2019-07-31

A tornado hits the Uruguayan town of Dolores resulting in at least four deaths and seven injuries.
2016-04-15

The Obama administration orders the transfer of six prisoners from Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Uruguay, the largest single group of detainees to be released in five years and the first to be resettled in South America.
2014-12-7

The Uruguayan government announces plans to start selling marijuana in limited amounts to registered users.
2012-06-21

Former Uruguayan dictator Juan María Bordaberry dies under house arrest for murders committed during his time in power.
2011-07-17