Uruguay
The Expo Prado once again exposed tensions between the ARU, the government and the National Party
Álvaro Delgado shared a National Party meeting with the ARU leadership in the middle of the rural fair. Days later, the booing of Minister Alfredo Fratti during the closing ceremony reignited the political clash.
The Expo Prado once again became a setting for friction between the Rural Association of Uruguay, the government of Yamandú Orsi and National Party leaders, according to Caras y Caretas Uruguay.
According to that outlet, the president of the National Party, Álvaro Delgado, posted on social media that he held a meeting with leaders of his party and the ARU board and its president, Rafael Ferber, במסגרת the Expo Prado 2026.
The episode took place in a week marked by differences between the rural association and the government, especially over the National Colonization Institute and anti-tick policies, Caras y Caretas Uruguay reported.
The moment of greatest tension came during the closing ceremony, when the Minister of Livestock, Alfredo Fratti, was booed and met with expressions of rejection while speaking on behalf of the Executive Branch. According to the publication, the minister continued with his speech despite the audience’s reaction.
Later, Senator Sebastián Da Silva celebrated what happened on social media and presented the scene as a reaction from rural people to the minister, Caras y Caretas Uruguay reported.
After the event, Fratti told reporters that the country is above any power group, no matter how powerful it may be. He also defended the measures taken by his ministry and questioned the ARU’s positions on Colonization and the fight against ticks, always according to that outlet.
Caras y Caretas Uruguay added that Ferber had called for changes in the operation of the National Colonization Institute and questioned the use of public funds to buy land. Fratti, for his part, said he was willing to discuss changes, although he defended that tool.
In parallel with those differences, Orsi held a two-hour meeting with the ARU board and Ferber, during which issues such as competitiveness and the conflict at the port of Montevideo were discussed, the publication indicated.
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