Cases
Cases on record
Public-procurement schemes surfaced by the press, audits or the courts — each cross-referenced with what Uruguay’s official procurement data shows.
Each case cites public sources and its legal status. The figures are the cross-reference with procurement data: what the state spent with the people and companies named — not proof of a crime.
The Buena Estrella case: cleaning ASSE’s hospitals
The Buena Estrella cooperative cleaned public hospitals amid over-billing and bid-steering; it ended in 2014 prosecutions and a 2018 conviction.
Bella Unión: the ex-director who hired his own ambulance company
The former director of Bella Unión Hospital was prosecuted for contracting patient transport to Siemm S.R.L., a company he was a partner in.
ASSE–SAME 105: the ITHG transport deals ASSE reported to prosecutors
ASSE filed a criminal complaint against Leonardo Cipriani’s administration over roughly US$50 million in SAME 105 patient transfers awarded to ITHG/UTAM; the audit court had already flagged the deal.
Artigas department: works split up and awarded to insider-linked firms
The anti-corruption board (JUTEP) found Artigas split works into abbreviated tenders and awarded them to firms tied to officials (Pedrera del Norte and Prenorte).
The border-control system (SIGMU): the disputed tender
The Interior Ministry’s migration-control tender drew irregularity complaints, an annulled award, and a later award to Veridos now being litigated at the administrative court.
Florida department: repeated direct purchases from a linked firm
The anti-corruption board reported Florida to prosecutors over repeated direct purchases from a firm tied to an official.
Pandemic purchases: overpriced face masks
A regional press investigation showed Uruguay paid over the odds for face masks and N95 respirators through emergency direct purchases in 2020.
How a case is built
Each case is a saved query over the open data — a state entity, a company, a keyword — plus its legal status and its sources. The site resolves the query live, so the figures stay current. The set of contracts is an editorial cross-reference with what the sources reported, not an accusation.