The candidate of the Broad Front of Uruguay with a forceful definition on Venezuela and feted by the red circle

Argentines with business in Uruguay know Yamandú Orsi, former mayor of the department of Canelones and history professor, as well as a politician with a track record in the Frente Amplio. Orsi aspires to the presidency of the neighboring and partner country.

Yesterday at noon he was entertained by a good part of the inner circle at a lunch at the Sheraton. Orsi attended with his Minister of Economy, if elected, Gabriel O’Donnell.

The president of Cicyp (Inter-American Council of Commerce and Production), Marcos Pereda, welcomed him by praising “the republican culture, the respect for free trade and private property, Uruguay is a country that creates certainty and encourages investments,” received it.

The candidate who defined Uruguayans as “low intensity Argentines”, He offered definitions that reassured the diners. “Uruguay works and will continue to work, there are no grievances in this campaign“We just maintain that we can function better,” he said.

Thus, he showed himself to be in favour of a Mercosur more flexible to agreementsreassured in the strict compliance with the rules of the game and that characteristic so Uruguayan as the free availability of foreign currency and facilities such as free zones, temporary admission regimes and tax incentives to encourage foreign investment.

The candidate mentioned some debts such as a Child poverty is too high, reaching 20% ​​of children and weak economic growth. And he insisted on the need to increase foreign investment. Today it is led by Spain, Finland and then Argentina.

He also referred to the knowledge economy that allows Uruguay to develop a high value-added sector and full employment. “Today we sell software to the United States and England,” Orsi said very proudly.

Uruguay exports to Argentina for US$ 525 million, which with the crisis on this side of the river suffered a down 47% compared to 2023. And it buys us for US$ 1.3 billion.

Pereda, goaded him with a question: How do you define Venezuela? Orsi commented that Venezuela already “falls into the category of dictatorships with political prisoners and a high expulsion of its population. Until now there were electoral processes, the same cannot be said after the last election.”

-How do you get along with the current Argentine government? Pereda insisted.

-We can never get on bad terms with Argentina. And judging by the solution to the dredging of the river, we get along very well.

There was loud applause like when Orsi said that “He who opposes a law, when it is his turn to govern, does not turn that law aroundbut rather builds on it.” Marcelo Figueiras, from Richmond laboratories, highlighted another of the phrases of this candidate from a center-left front: “Uruguay will work whoever wins, without prejudice to the fact that we believe we have a proposal to make it work better.”

Gustavo Weiss (Construction), Guillermo Dietrich (Commerce), Nicolás Pino (Rural Society) and Daniel Funes de Rioja (UIA) sat at the main table.

Also, Carlos Encisco Christiensen, Uruguayan ambassador to Argentina; Martin Eurnekian, CEO of Corporación América; Juan Carlos López Mena, president of Buquebus; Alfredo Gusmán from Celusal Argentina, Roberto Planas, director of Colonia Express, Daniel Marx (Quantum), Adela Nores (Rural) and Julita Maristany from Aime.