The Broad Front senator has a long history of tax evasion, and he would remain a tax evader
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Communist senator Óscar Andrade has been involved in a major media and political scandal related to the non-payment of taxes and social security contributions to BPS.
This was due to a spectacular chalet he built in San Luis, Canelones.
The story of a tax evader
In 2021, it was revealed that the Communist Party legislator had a debt for property tax, and he had not registered the construction of his house with the Social Security Bank since 2012. He also had not paid the Primary Education Tax.
At that time, the mayor of Canelones was Yamandú Orsi.
The "off-the-books" construction involved the lack of retirement and social security contributions for the workers involved, or the improper use of the "benevolent labor" regime for a construction that exceeded the permitted limits. All illegal.
Factura del Impuesto a Primaria
The then director of the Canelones Tax Agency, Casaravilla, tried to regularize Andrade's debt through an exceptionally favorable procedure, which resulted in his dismissal by the Canelones authorities.
Andrade used his political influence to obtain an undue privilege before the Tax Agency.
The Prosecutor's Office later confirmed that this procedure was irregular, but Andrade remained unpunished.
Alleged subsequent payment
After the public exposure of the situation, the communist senator allegedly began proceedings to settle his debts with the Canelones Municipality and BPS, and declared that he would continue paying them "as he could."
Andrade
The incident caused an intense public debate and criticism toward Andrade, especially because he is a senator who frequently advocates for "tax justice" and the implementation of new taxes on the "wealthiest sectors."
He was accused of double standards because of his own tax situation.
He asks citizens to pay more taxes, but he doesn't pay his own.
In summary, Andrade faced public scrutiny and political consequences for his serious tax irregularities, although there has been no report of a criminal conviction for tax evasion in relation to this case, beyond the dismissal of the official who tried to help him improperly.
Corruption in Sunca
He has also been mentioned in a recent criminal investigation into the diversion of funds from Sunca's Social Housing Fund (Sindicato Único Nacional de la Construcción y Afines), where some of those convicted implicated the union and the Communist Party.
They stated that Óscar Andrade used construction workers' money to finance his senate election campaign. In 2024, he was re-elected to the upper chamber on list 1001.
Tax evader in 2025
In November, invoices for the Primary Education Tax, intended for public school children, have become public.
They would be Andrade's, for his real estate property, registry number 5301, in the San Luis resort.
Acto comunista
In that invoice, he appears as a delinquent, meaning that once again he would not be paying the property tax.
If this information is confirmed, we are facing a blatant tax evader, a senator of the Republic who has a salary plus benefits exceeding $400,000 per month, and who would continue to evade his tax obligations.
It should be noted that Óscar Andrade and the Communist Party are promoting new taxes on Uruguayans, but apparently the legislator would continue to be a tax evader.
