Luis Batlle Berres

Batlle Berres pursued a policy of import substitution industrialization, using protective tariffs and state subsidies to promote domestic manufacturing. This policy aimed to reduce dependence on agricultural exports and create jobs, but led to inflation and trade deficits.

Luis Batlle Berres was elected president of Uruguay in the 1946 general election, taking office in 1947. He was the nephew of former president Jos

Batlle Berres established the National Institute of Colonization to distribute land to landless farmers. The institute acquired large estates and subdivided them into small family farms, aiming to promote rural development and social equity.

Batlle Berres was re-elected president in the 1954 general election, serving a second term from 1955 to 1959. His second term was marked by economic difficulties, including inflation and declining export revenues.