The president of Paraguay's Congress, Basilio "Bachi" Núñez of the Colorado Party (ANR), publicly asked the state-owned Petropar to keep its fuel prices low to act as a market regulator, amid consecutive increases applied by private distributors. However, the senator did not mention his link to a service station operating under the Petropar brand in Villa Hayes, managed by his partner, former municipal councilor Nidia Lorena Cabrera, through the company Districhaco S.A.
The station was installed on municipal land that, according to journalistic reports, was originally intended for a public square. Ricardo Núñez, the senator's brother and former mayor of Villa Hayes, reportedly awarded the land to the company, while Petropar provided equipment worth approximately $100,000. Private investments in the site's infrastructure reportedly reached about G. 2 billion.
Besides Núñez, other politicians are also linked to Petropar service stations. Among them are former deputies Blanca Marina Vargas de Caballero and Del Pilar Medina, current advisors at the Itaipu Binacional and the Yacyretá Binational Entity, respectively; deputy Jazmín Narváez; senator Luis Pettengill; and Colorado Party leader Víctor Molas Turó, who manages multiple stations.
While private brands implemented their fourth price increase this year – between G. 490 and G. 600 per liter, citing high international prices and geopolitical tensions – Petropar temporarily kept its prices unchanged, although it is evaluating possible future adjustments.