At 89-years-old, the former president of Uruguay has beaten cancer. In this interview with EL PAÍS, conducted at his home on the outskirts of Montevideo, where he is still recovering from the after-effects of treatment, he discusses life and death, resentment, happiness and his political legacy
The former president will join the campaign in support of Yamandú Orsi. Luis Lacalle Pou — who cannot run again due to constitutional term limits — is backing Álvaro Delgado
They do not have refugee status in the South American country and are unable to renounce their asylum application to apply for permanent residency, according to organizations
Lula da Silva is an advocate of the agreement that has been in the works for two decades. His main partners so far have been Spain, which holds the presidency of the EU, and Germany
Uruguay is the country the United States prefers to include in expanding the treaty between the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Americans’ interest in the tiny South American nation is explained by its ambition to integrate Mercosur
President Luis Lacalle Pou had announced that the swastika-wielding bird of prey would be melted down and turned into a dove of peace but was forced to backtrack in the face of opposition
The meeting has given Nicolás Maduro a diplomatic boost, but Chile and Uruguay were quick to distance themselves from Lula’s comments about the crisis in the country
Leftist Tabaré Vázquez, who won an absolute majority, calls in opposition to discuss plans
Row comes as polls show Mujica and Vázquez’s leftist coalition could lose presidency
Most of the presidential candidates in the country lead a simple life
Leftist Tabaré Vázquez and conservative Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou emerge as main candidates Vote is set to be dominated by security and education issues
President Mujica stresses he isn't asking Washington for anything in return
The country became the first nation in the world to regulate the marijuana market It also took other landmark decisions such as the approval of same-sex marriage