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Security & Strategic Review - October 2016 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Uruguay: Rising violence fuels fierce political debate
Uruguay’s interior minister, Eduardo Bonomi, claimed to have presented his resignation in early October after coming under mounting pressure in the wake of rising violent crime in the country and his gaffe-prone response. Bonomi said his resignation was rejected by President Tabaré Vázquez. This followed a pots-and-pans protest by residents of Carrasco and Pocitos, the two most upscale neighbourhoods in Montevideo, on 3 October. Senator Pedro Bordaberry, the leader of the right-wing opposition Partido Colorado (PC, Colorados), even proposed calling early legislative elections to address rising levels of public insecurity. This was roundly rejected by the ruling left-wing Frente Amplio (FA), but it is indicative of the political intensity surrounding the public security debate.
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