Uruguay Lets Foreign Remote Workers Skip Social Security. Locals Skip It Anyway
Uruguay remote workers social security drew a July 2 Senate hearing: CUTI says locals paid abroad skip invoices and contributions,...
July 10, 2026Section
Uruguay News in English
Uruguay news in English from The Rio Times — Montevideo politics, economy, agriculture and culture.
Uruguay’s EV Tax Exempts Cheap Chinese Cars and Hits Tesla
The Uruguay EV tax starts January 2027: cars under $19,000 pay nothing, covering most Chinese models, while Teslas near $60,000...
July 9, 2026
Uruguay Lands the World Bank Arm’s First-Ever Green Hydrogen Bet
The IFC picked Uruguay for its first-ever Uruguay green hydrogen investment: a $20M loan for a pilot running six fuel-cell...
July 7, 2026
Chile’s Kast Courts Uruguay’s Orsi on Pacific Trade
On his first Kast Uruguay visit to Montevideo, Chile's José Antonio Kast pressed Orsi to join a Pacific trade corridor...
July 6, 2026
Uruguay Mamba Vehicles Run Into a US-Imposed Peacekeeping Limit
Uruguay's 14 donated Mamba vehicles, worth $13.9M, are limited to UN peacekeeping. Domestic use risks breaching the US deal and...
July 5, 2026
Uruguay Widens Free Meningitis Shots After an Unusual Rise in Cases
Uruguay expands free meningococcal vaccine to ages 11–12 after 20 cases and 5 deaths. Serogroup C drives 70% of infections;...
July 4, 2026
The Company Behind Every McDonald’s in Latin America
Arcos Dorados runs every McDonald's in Latin America, over twenty-five hundred of them, a scale that makes the little-known firm...
July 3, 2026
Tesla Arrives in Argentina and Uruguay, Where BYD Already Rules
Tesla is entering Argentina and Uruguay years after BYD took over the region's EV market, and its first move is...
July 2, 2026
Germany Says It Will Be the First EU State to Ratify the Mercosur Deal
Germany pledges to ratify the EU Mercosur trade deal within a month, becoming the first EU nation to act on...
July 1, 2026