Doubts about execution: Ceres warns that Orsi's security plan lacks funds and political support

Doubts about execution: Ceres warns that Orsi's security plan lacks funds and political support

The debate about the public security Uruguay added a new chapter this Friday after the statements of Ignacio Munyo, executive director of Ceres, who questioned the government's operational capacity to apply its recent proposals.

During an international forum held in Montevideo, the economist analyzed the National Public Security Plan presented by the Yamandú Orsi administration. Although Munyo highlighted the technical rigor of the document, he was categorical in stating that the lack of political will to allocate sufficient budget allocations and the shortage of specialized human resources condemn the program to stagnation.

The gap between technical theory and financial reality

For the Center for Studies of Economic and Social Reality (Ceres), the government's diagnosis is correct, but the execution is financially unfeasible under current conditions. Munyo explained that his technical team thoroughly reviewed the official proposal and concluded that, although it is based on scientific evidence and has the endorsement of multilateral organizations, there is no correlation between the goals set and the money available.

The director of Ceres illustrated this gap by citing the situation of the Judiciary. According to his analysis, the Uruguayan justice system receives only a tiny fraction of what it requires to confront the increase in crime. This disinvestment, in a context of spent increasing public in non-essential areas, weakens any strategy that aims to reduce the rates of violence in the country.

The failure of state rehabilitation and the private role

One of the most critical points highlighted at the event was the crisis of the prison system. Munyo described the current situation as a constant flow of people regaining freedom without having gone through a real reform process. With an average of thirty releases daily, the absence of effective reintegration programs translates into a chronic problem of social coexistence.

Against this backdrop, Ceres' proposal is disruptive: the State must admit its inability to manage rehabilitation and allow the private sector and civil organizations to take the lead. The central argument is that the public sector has systematically failed in this task, so it should limit itself to financing and supervising, leaving execution in the hands of associations with greater human management capacity.

Regional perspective: the contributions of Patricia Bullrich

The forum also featured the participation of Senator Argentine Patricia Bullrich, who provided a comparative look at the fight against organized crime. Bullrich urged local authorities not to resign themselves to the increase in violence and to apply control measures stricter territorial rules, similar to those implemented in the city of Rosario.

The former security minister emphasized that the homicides in Uruguay They should not be naturalized and that it is essential to attack the geographical foci where crime is concentrated. Likewise, together with the Colombian expert Carlos Chacón, the importance of constantly updating the legislation and technological resources to confront criminal structures international organizations that see the countries of the region as territories of transit and expansion.