Caacupé

As of September 24, Paraguayan municipalities owed G. 52.9 billion to Caja Municipal, the municipal employees’ pension fund, with G. 36.1 billion attributed to Asunción. The accounting also detailed debts owed by Concepción, Caacupé, Horqueta, Choré and other municipalities, including overdue contributions, defaulted payment agreements and debts under litigation.

Sandra Isabel Cárdenas says G. 34,112,616 was deducted from her salary in two collection cases based on the same promissory note, which she says she never signed. She reported the case to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and links it to the so-called “promissory-note mafia.”

The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies approved a bill declaring April 14 as National Vorí Vorí Day and analyzed a proposal to declare the Virgin of Caacupé festival as intangible cultural heritage.

Paraguayan engineer José Salinas creates free Nugon app that sends SMS or internet alerts in under three seconds for health emergencies, working even with the phone locked.

The Paraguayan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) will hold six family farming fairs from July 6 to 10 in the cities of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Itauguá, and Caacupé, with more than 135 producer families offering a variety of products.

Residents of the Buena Vista neighborhood in Caacupé, Paraguay, peacefully protested against the possible installation of a 5G antenna near a school and homes, gathering more than 100 signatures against the project and awaiting a public hearing in July.

President Santiago Peña moved the national holiday of June 20, the date of the Promulgation of the 1992 Constitution, to Monday, June 22, creating a second consecutive extended weekend in the month.

Paraguayan forward Isidro Pitta has been confirmed as the 26th and final player on La Albirroja's definitive squad for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, following a strong first half of the year at Bragantino, where he recorded nine goals and five assists in 28 matches.