The Paraguayan Chaco must launch power generation, transmission and distribution projects within five years to avoid supply constraints, warns Cavialpa president Paul Sarubbi.
Carmelo Peralta
Pytagua coverage mentioning Carmelo Peralta.
Cavialpa advocates raising Paraguay’s annual infrastructure investment from about US$1 billion to US$2 billion–US$2.2 billion through political will and private capital, while prioritizing public-budget investment. Each public guarani could mobilize four to five private guaranis, helping preserve a road network valued at more than US$12 billion and a sector that supports nearly 300,000 workers and their families. Uruguay is cited as a regional model; the Bioceanic Corridor connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and participation in the organization’s October 20 forum will be free with registration.
The fire aboard the Bakana hotel boat on the Paraguay River caused significant property damage and economic losses, while firefighters in Ciudad del Este and San Juan Bautista are fundraising to buy vehicles, with collections scheduled for October 4 and 9, respectively.
A joint operation by Brazil’s Federal Police and Ministry of Labor rescued 23 Paraguayans from a farm attributed to federal deputy candidate Aparecido Carlos Bernardo in Puerto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, and seized 14 weapons, including rifles, as authorities investigate allegations of informal hiring, withheld wages and restrictions on the workers’ freedom to leave.
Paraguay plans to install a nitrogen fertilizer plant in Carmelo Peralta, initially supplied with Argentine gas from Vaca Muerta and later with gas from the Paraguayan Chaco, mainly serving Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul through the Bioceanic Route and the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway.
MOPC conducted aerodynamic tests at the Polytechnic University of Milan to test the future Bioceanic Bridge, which will connect Paraguay and Brazil, against extreme winds in a controlled environment.
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.
The cost of the Bioceanic Route bridge connecting Carmelo Peralta in Paraguay to Puerto Murtinho in Brazil has increased by $11.5 million during the project's construction, which is funded by Itaipu Binacional.
The physical connection of the international bridge over the Paraguay River, which links Carmelo Peralta in Paraguay to Porto Murtinho in Brazil and is a fundamental part of the Bioceanic Corridor, has been completed, with an official ceremony planned and complementary works to continue until 2027.
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.
A pothole on the Bioceanic Route in Loma Plata caused a truck to overturn, killed six animals, and reignited questions about the quality of the multi-million dollar project inaugurated in 2022.
The department of Alto Paraguay runs the risk of being merely a bystander to the Bioceanic Corridor due to a lack of basic infrastructure, such as passable roads, drinking water, and electricity, while Boquerón attracts private investment in the region.
Paraguay and Brazil signed a police and border security cooperation agreement and the "2026 Asunción Commitment against Corruption and Organized Crime" during Mercosur ministerial meetings, including joint actions against corruption, money laundering, integration of migration systems, and the creation of the Puerto Murtinho–Carmelo Peralta binational command.