The President of Uruguay no longer uses an exclusive presidential aircraft. Instead, he flies in either Air Force or Pluna (Uruguay's flag carrier) aircraft.
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The President of Uruguay, currently uses an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, operated by the Uruguayan Air Force for flights within South America.
Between 1965 and 1981, the presidential aircraft was a C-47 Dakota (Uruguayan Air Force 507).
In 1981, president Gregorio Alvarez bought a Learjet 35, which was sold by president Julio Maria Sanguinetti in 1988.
On July 6, 2006, president Vazquez announced he was interested in acquiring a presidential aircraft to make his trips cheaper. He even mentioned the possibility of selling one or more old Air Force planes and use the money to afford the new one.[1] However, this announcement led to a scandal with people arguing that the first center-left president in a third world country couldn't make such a frivolous waste of money.