The National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported that 85.4% of Paraguayans aged 10 or older used the internet in the last evaluated period. Young people aged 25 to 29 lead with 97.1%, while inequality between urban areas (88.2%) and rural areas persists, with San Pedro and Caazapá recording the lowest rates.
Alto Paraguay
Departamento del Chaco paraguayo que sufre aislamiento crítico por falta de caminos de todo tiempo.
Deputy Francisco Petersen (ANR) highlights road progress in the Chaco but warns that localities in northern Alto Paraguay remain isolated due to a lack of all-weather roads, relying on waterways for supplies.
After 31 days of isolation, volunteers and the MOPC reopened the route between Fuerte Olimpo and Bahía Negra, but the lack of earthworks and drainage caused water to return with new rains. The Chamber of Deputies is set to vote on a departmental emergency declaration, criticized as late and electioneering.
On World Telecommunications Day, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported that 85.4% of the population aged 10 or older accessed the internet in 2025, with women and urban areas leading, although the exclusion of Boquerón and Alto Paraguay limits the data's scope.
Between April 2025 and April 2026, the Social Security Institute (IPS) expanded its protected population by 63,456 people, totaling 1,666,595 insured individuals. Asunción, Central, and Alto Paraná concentrate more than 80% of the insured, reflecting the formalization of employment in the country's main economic hubs.
Paraguay's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology issued a special warning this Saturday (16) for moderate to severe electrical storms, with intense winds and possible hail, affecting the north of the Eastern Region and sectors of the Chaco.
The Ministry of Childhood and Adolescence (Minna) reported that the 147 Fono Ayuda hotline received 578 calls in April 2026, involving 1,110 children and adolescents in vulnerable situations. The main violations were failure to fulfill the duty of care (459 cases), mistreatment (406), social risk (192), street situation (125), and alleged sexual abuse (102). The Central department led the records with 266 cases, followed by Asunción (113) and Itapúa (38). The cases were forwarded to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Public Defender's Office, and CODENI.
The Consorcio Vial de Integración has begun paving 3.8 km of access to the Bioceanic Bridge, linking Carmelo Peralta to Route PY15, with an investment of over G. 125,900 million financed by Itaipú Binacional.