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A council member of the National Party of Uruguay warned that the potential collapse of the Cuban dictatorship will have traumatic consequences for the entire region. Pablo Bragança, representative for the department of Maldonado, stated in an ordinary session that "the fall of the Cuban regime will be a dreadful moment."
According to the local media Cadena del Mar, the statement was made last Monday at the Departmental Assembly of Maldonado, during a historical and geopolitical presentation titled "The Triumph of the Cuban Revolution and its Consequences."
Bragança, part of the Unión y Cambio sector within the herrerismo of the National Party, warned that the collapse of the regime would not resemble the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, but rather could turn into a scenario of external intervention that would make Cuba "another star on the banner of imperialism."
The councilman described the regime as "a regime of absolute and total arbitrariness" that has persisted for almost 70 years thanks to Soviet support, and he urged reflection on the consequences that its eventual collapse would have for Latin America.
In his presentation, Bragança recalled the entry of the revolutionary caravan into Havana on January 8, 1959, describing it as "one of the most significant images of modern Latin America and one that surely changed the lives of thousands, if not millions, of Latin Americans."
The statements are part of a broader political debate in Uruguay regarding the position of the Frente Amplio government of Yamandú Orsi towards Cuba. In a previous intervention at the same departmental meeting, Bragança had already criticized the president of the Frente Amplio, Fernando Pereira, for traveling to Havana on March 20 to meet with Miguel Díaz-Canel, calling it a way to "curry favor with a regime that has caused famine and political prisoners."
The councilor also questioned the Uruguayan Senate's approval on March 5, with the 17 votes from the Frente Amplio, of a motion rejecting the fuel restrictions imposed by the United States on Cuba, while the opposition left the session. According to Bragança, Orsi's foreign policy leaves Uruguay "in a very weak position and especially Maldonado, which relies on foreign investment," the media outlet Portada reported.
The geopolitical backdrop is highly tense. The Trump administration has imposed more than 240 sanctions against Cuba since January 2026, including measures against the military conglomerate GAESA. According to reports from May 14, U.S. pressure has reduced Cuban energy imports by between 80% and 90%.
The crisis on the island is the worst in decades. The CEPAL projects a contraction of the Cuban GDP of -6.5% in 2026, while Cuba has experienced seven total collapses of the electrical system in 18 months, with blackouts lasting up to 25 hours in more than half of the territory.
In this context, analysts and economists are debating how much time is left for the Cuban regime in light of the accelerated deterioration of its economy and energy infrastructure.
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