Carlos Lorenzo Fischer Brusoni (1903 – 7 August 1969)[1] was a Uruguayan political figure.
From February 15, 1943, until November 9, 1949, during the 34th and 35th legislative period he was, representing the department Río Negro, a member of the Cámara de Representantes.
In 1955 he was elected member of the National Council of Government; after his fellow-Colorado colleague Arturo Lezama stepped down as President of the body, on March 7, 1958, he acceded to that position.
[3] During his presidency, three social security laws were passed that established maternity leave with full pay during 6 weeks prior to and 6 weeks after childbirth for all working women, set up an unemployment insurance fund, and extended access to family allowances.
[4] On March 1, 1959,[5] he was succeeded by Martín Echegoyen of the National Party, after which Fischer was until 1963 the first vice-president in the Senate of Uruguay.