Deputy Guillermo Rodríguez submitted a request for information to the Chamber of Deputies concerning transfers from the Municipality of Santa Rita, in Alto Paraná, to the Local Health Council (CLS), amid suspicions that health funds may have been used for electoral purposes.
The CLS is under the administration of Colorado councilor Diego Coronel, who is seeking reelection to the Municipal Council. The legislative inquiry aims to establish how much was transferred, when the payments were made and where the money ultimately went, as well as to obtain invoices, contracts, payment orders, supplier details and financial reporting documents.
The case involves funds released in two stages. During the administration of former mayor Edgar Torres, the municipality reportedly advanced approximately G. 2.1 billion to the council, shortly before the then municipal leader left office. So far, no public details have been provided about the medical services financed, the suppliers who benefited or the full use of that amount.
Under Mayor Diana Riberos, the CLS budget received an increase of G. 1,100,551,364 for fiscal year 2026. With the increase, the allocation recorded under expenditure item 842, with funding source 30 and origin 001, rose from G. 2,161,100,000 to G. 3,261,651,364.
The coincidence between the budget increase and Coronel’s campaign has intensified questions from residents and political sectors. The central issue is why new funds were allocated to an entity that, according to critics, has still not provided detailed financial reporting on the first G. 2.1 billion.
Rodríguez’s request does not prove that the money was misappropriated or used for electoral purposes. It seeks official documents to determine whether the transfers met genuine public needs or whether there was political favoritism. Until the supporting documents are made public, the lack of transparency will continue to fuel suspicions.
The investigation must also establish who authorized each payment, which municipal bodies reviewed the financial reports and what concrete results were achieved in Santa Rita’s health network, in the city of Alto Paraná department located in a region near the border with Brazil.