The former president of the Institute of Rural and Land Development (Indert) has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breach of trust in an irregular land sale that caused a loss of 15.38 billion guaranis to the state, and had previously received another conviction for producing false documents.
Bahía Negra
Pytagua coverage mentioning Bahía Negra.
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay has approved a declaration requesting the Executive Branch to install an identification outpost in the Alto Paraguay department to resolve the lack of access to documents that is preventing the local population from exercising their basic rights.
Service to Fuerte Olimpo and Bahía Negra resumed after more than 40 days of disruption caused by flooded road sections. Fares rose by an average of 10%; Carmelo Peralta has an all-weather road.