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Keegan Matheson on Blue Jays, Baseball Memories, and More | SaltWire #writer #torontobluejays #mlbMONTEVIDEO - José Mujica, a one-time guerrilla, prisoner and later president of Uruguay who has cemented himself as an icon of the Latin American left, maintains that he is a farmer and nature lover above all else.
During his presidency, same-sex marriage, abortion and cannabis were legalized, a major shift for many in the predominantly Catholic continent. When asked whether he and his left-wing contemporaries could have done more to mitigate the problems of climate change, perhaps by focusing less on export-led development to bolster growth, Mujica chose not to say whether the environment had been an oversight.
"I've had a complicated life, several injuries, so I have to take care of myself," he said, which has meant cutting back on rum - his drink of choice - pointing to several full bottles on the shelf behind him. Other guests at the farm included former Bolivian president Evo Morales and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil.
Last year, Lula visited Mujica's Montevideo home having won his third election in a stunning political comeback following a prison sentence on corruption charges and 12 years after his first two terms as president. "He's much more mature these days," Mujica quipped. The two took the Beetle for a spin, alternating between Portuguese and Spanish:"Parlamos, we talk."
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