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Brazil & Southern Cone - August 2006 (ISSN 1741-4431)
URUGUAY: FTA with US divides government and party
The president and his council of ministers, the legislature and the ruling Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio (EP-FA) coalition are currently split over a free-trade agreement with the US.
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