About our Luis Lacalle Pou news
Latest news on Luis Lacalle Pou, the President of Uruguay, who took office in March 2020. He is a member of the National Party and previously served as a Representative and Senator. At the age of 46, he became the youngest president of Uruguay since the end of the dictatorship in 1985, ending the 15-year leftist rule in the country.
In September 2021, the bodyguard of Lacalle Pou, Alejandro Astesiano, was arrested on charges of leading a criminal ring that sold counterfeit Uruguayan passports to foreigners. Since then, the scandal has expanded to include allegations of political espionage and corruption. Lacalle Pou has denied any knowledge of Astesiano's alleged actions and promised a full investigation, but the scandal has threatened to implicate members of Lacalle's cabinet. Critics have accused Lacalle Pou of trying to minimise the seriousness of the revelations and distance himself from those involved.