In a day dominated by the verdict in the Santa Cruz corruption trial, Tuesday also saw President Alberto Fernández heading to Montevideo for a tense Mercosur summit featuring clashes with his colleague across the River Plate estuary, Uruguay’s Luis Lacalle Pou. Fernández, who assumed the pro-tempore presidency of the trade bloc, accused Uruguay of breaking Mercosur rules by “unilaterally” seeking agreements with countries beyond the bloc. Instead he urged the Mercosur partners to concentrate on creating a common Central Bank.-+*9-