Over the weekend, the National Police of Paraguay transferred women deprived of liberty from six mixed-gender penitentiaries to the Emboscada Women's Prison Complex as part of Operation 'Umbral 2.5'. The transfer occurred without incidents, with support from the Armed Forces and police escort in stages. The Ministry of Justice has not yet disclosed the exact number of detainees transferred.
Alto Paraná
Departamento de Paraguay que lidera la producción nacional de basalto con ingresos anuales estimados en USD 44,96 millones.
The department concentrates nearly half of the national revenue in the sector, driven by infrastructure and construction works.
Brazil's Federal Court sentenced drug trafficker Lindomar Reges Furtado to 37 years in prison for leading an organization that exported more than six tons of cocaine to Europe. Furtado had escaped in 2022 during Operation Turf in Paraguay and was captured in 2025 in Rio de Janeiro.
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.