Following a Board decision on 8 January 2025, the Central Bank of Uruguay ordered the preventive intervention of Grupo Bursátil Uruguayo Sociedad de Bolsa S.A., suspending its activities and fully replacing its statutory authorities. The measure includes the appointment of an intervention officer and the immobilisation of all proprietary and client assets in accounts held in the name of the securities intermediary. The firm was instructed to immediately provide formal notification of the decision to each client and to the entities with which it operates.