Paraguay's National Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) issued, on May 12, 2026, the instruction ruling for Cases No. 74 and 76, consolidated, regarding the diesel supply agreement between the state-owned Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) and the Qatari company Doha Holding Group LLC. The document, identified as DNCP/DGAJ No. 4349/26, determines the opening of administrative summary proceedings against seven individuals linked to the firm, whose active participation in the process was documented through submission of proposals, contract signing, and approval of amendments.
In the same ruling, the DNCP clarified the reasons why Alejandro Domínguez Pérez, son of the president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Alejandro Domínguez, was not included among those subject to summary proceedings. According to the resolution, although his name appeared linked to the company through a power of representation, it was not proven that he exercised effective functions within the investigated procedure.
Instructing judge Jazmín Torres argued that no actions attributed to Domínguez Pérez were found during any stage of the bidding process or contractual execution. Consequently, the court considered it unfounded to open summary proceedings against him, as per Article 143, subsection c), of Law 7021/22. The norm requires demonstrating that the investigated person effectively held management, representation, or proxy positions during the alleged administrative infraction.
The applied criterion also reached other individuals mentioned in email exchanges or internal documents, but without proven participation in decisions or authorizations linked to the contract. The administrative investigation continues focused on representatives and shareholders whose intervention allegedly had direct impact on the actions observed in the commercial agreement between Petropar and Doha Holding Group LLC.