Is flag burning illegal in Uruguay?
Only foreign flags protected
Uruguay punishes foreign flag desecration but not national flag desecration.
Uruguay is one of 3 countries classified “Only foreign flags protected” for flag desecration — 4% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Argentina
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Argentina with imprisonment terms of 1-4 years.
- Chile
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Chile with imprisonment terms of up to 1 year.
- Brazil
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Brazil with imprisonment terms of 1-2 years.
- Peru
- Criminal offense Desecration of the flag can lead to charges and potential jail time, though case was dropped.
- Suriname
- Criminal offense Suriname law punishes intentional flag desecration with up to six months imprisonment.
- Venezuela
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legally protected as a symbol of protest against government actions, despite official condemnation.
Other laws in Uruguay
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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